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🎯 NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, NEW CHALLENGE

JULY 2022 Finish What You've Started (Series) Challenge 🌸
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 6 series of WHATEVER you want~C'est La Vie. 🍭

*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 TWO series from your shelf.

3) You have this month: JULY 2022 to read as many books in that series as you can.

*its the end of the year, so don't sweat it. Just have fun and be as stress-free as possible

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
JUN?E 17th-23rd, 2022: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JUNE 23rd

JUNE 23rd-28th, 2022: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of a Series
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

JUNE 29th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to ME (Ezi),
TCF Mods Trea, Denise & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

PARTICIPANTS

Ezinwanyi
Oleander
Jennifer
Severina
Aymee
Susan A.
D.L.
Connie N.
☘KathyD☘
LaurLa
Suzanne
Karen♐
AnnMarie
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Bobbi
Gabriela
Chelle

PAIRS 🎯

If you want to read a series with a partner, then sign up for a Buddy Reads

🎯D.L. picks for Chelle
🎯Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Bobbi
🎯Gabriela picks for Suzanne
🎯Ezinwanyi picks for D.L.
🎯Severina picks for Gabriela
🎯Jennifer picks for ☘KathyD☘
🎯Chelle picks for Oleander
🎯Suzanne picks for Connie N.
🎯Aymee picks for AnnMarie
🎯Connie N. picks for Jennifer
🎯AnnMarie picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
🎯☘KathyD☘ picks for Susan A.
🎯Oleander picks for Aymee
🎯Susan A. picks for LaurLa
🎯Bobbi picks for Ezinwanyi
🎯LaurLa picks for Karen♐
🎯Karen♐ picks for Severina

♛ I chose for D.L: Westmorelands and One Book Left for your two series.
☀️Bobbi chose for me: The Boys series by Micalea Smeltzer and The Unlawful Men by Jodi Ellen Malpas

✿ Ezinwanyi's JULY 2022 FWYS - Series List (view spoiler)[
1) Black Series by Joan Vassar (Books 2-4)

2) Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry (Book 2-3)
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3) The Unlawful Men by Jodi Ellen Malpas (Books 2-3)
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4) The Rite Trilogy by Natasha Knight & A. Zavarelli (Books 1-3)
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5) The Boys series by Micalea Smeltzer (Books 1-5)
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6) Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger (Books 1-3)



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4) The Prince’s Bride series by J.J. McAvoy (Books 1-3)

5) Luke Brother series by K.C. Mills (Books 1-3)


1) Roses & Thorns, Book 1 by Christina C. Jones (Books 1-3)

3) Brigs Ferry Bay by K. Webster (Books 1-4)


5) Dark Protector series by Rebecca Zanetti (Books 9.5-13)


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♛January 2022 Series Completed♛:
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♛February 2022♛:
1. Queens & Monsters series by J.T. Geissinger
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Oleander's July FWYS

Black Cape Case Files by Matt Abraham


Dangerous Damsels by India Holton


Drakon by Shana Abe


Duke's Heiress


Girl Meets Duke by Tessa Dare


Offspring by Jamie Rush

Series for July:

John Ceepak


Harley and Davidson (Hart)


Ivy Morgan


Bakeshop Mystery


Savannah Reid



Maggody

Severina's Finish What You Started shelves - July 2022

01. V-Wars (Books 3 to 4)


02. The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries (Books 5 to 11)


03. Dumplin' Series (Books 2 to 3)


04. Chet & Bernie Mysteries (Books 5 to 13)


05. Ex-Heroes Series (Books 2 to 5)


06. Revivors Series (Books 1 to 3)


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I picked for Gabriella:
One Book Left in Series and First Fangs Club

Karen picked for me:
Chet & Bernie Mysteries and Ex-Heroes

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07-15-22: I read the next 3 books in the Chet & Bernie Mysteries and 1 book in the Ex-Heroes series. I would have read another Ex-Heroes book but someone has taken the next one out of the library. :(

I picked for: AnnMarie
Series: Hidden Species
Series: Kildevil Cove

Picked for me:
Series: Lemon Layne
Series: Java Jive Mysteries

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1. UNSUB - Meg Gardiner


2. Java Jive Mysteries - Caroline Fardig


3. Life Coach Mysteries - Victoria Laurie


4. Lemon Layne Mysteries - Dakota Cassidy


5. Temperance Brennan - Kathy Reichs


6. The Witcher - Andrzej Sapkowski

Susan A's Finish What You Started
July 2022

I picked for LaurLa: Pax series and Jack Daniels series

KathyD picks for me:

1. Sebastian St. Cyr by C.S. Harris, # 11-17



6. Lucas Davenport by John Sandford #4 - 31


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2. Joe Pickett by C.J. Box, #3 - 22



3. Grant County / Will Trent by Karin Slaughter, #6 and #1 - 10





4. Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters, #4 - 20





5. Aloysius Pendergast by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, #9 - 20


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Agatha Raisin


Animal Magnetism


Bakery Detectives


Little Black Book of Secrets


Westmorelands


One Book left in Series

Connie N's FWYS - JULY 2022

I picked for Jennifer: Harley and Davidson and Ivy Morgan

Suzanne picked for me: Diamond Creek, Alaska and One Left in Series

✔ Diamond Creek, Alaska - J.H. Croix

Love Untamed by J.H. Croix - 7/20/22 ♥♥♥♥

✔ One Left in Series

The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman - 7/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
Home Field Advantage by Liz Lincoln - 7/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
No Other Duke But You by Valerie Bowman - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter - 7/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Eternity Springs - Emily March


Until Her/Him - Aurora Rose Reynolds


A Nina Quinn Mystery - Heather Webber


Cottonbloom - Laura Trentham

☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Finish What You Started Shelf

1. The Baileys, Piper Rayne


2. Dark World, Donna Grant


3. Guardians of Eternity, Alexandra Ivy


4. Immortal Guardians, Dianne Duvall


5. Masters and Mercenaries, Lexi Blake


6. With Me in Seattle, Kristen Proby

LaurLa's FWYS Series List -- July


I pick for: Karen
Series: Dollar
Series: Dark & Dirty Sinners

Picked for me: Susan A
Series: Pax
Series: Jack Daniels

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PAX Series ➺ Barbara Bretton (2)


Once Upon a Wedding ➺ Kelly McClymer (2)


Protector Superhero ➺ Julie Kenner (4)


Betrayed ➺ Carolyn McCray (5)


T-FLAC ➺ Cherry Adair (6)


Jack Daniels ➺ J.A. Konrath (12)

Suzanne's FWYS List - July

I read: and

Picked for me: World of the White Rat and Last in Series

I picked: Diamond Creek, Alaska and One left in Series for Connie

1. The Burg by Kristen Ashley


2. Last book Left in these Series!


3. Jane Yellowrock


4. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache


5. The World of the White Rat


6. The Kingston Cycle

Karen♐'s July FWYS

I picked for Severina - Chet & Bernie Mysteries and Ex-Heroes

LaurLa picked for me: Dollar & Dark & Dirty Sinners MC

1. Beneath by Meghan March


2. Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt


3. Stark Saga by J. Kenner


4. Dollar by Pepper Winters


5. Dark & Dirty Sinners MC by Serena Akeroyd


6. Lingerie / Beyond Buttons by Penelope Sky

AnnMarie's July FWYS

I picked for: Danielle Gypsy Soul
CU Hockey Series
The Vampire's Club Series

Picked for me:
Hidden Species Series
Kildevil Cove Murder Mysteries Series

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The Warlock Brothers of Havenbridge Series


San Amaro Investigations Series


VRC: Vampire Related Crimes Series


Hidden Species Series


Signs of Love Series


Kildevil Cove Murder Mysteries Series

Danielle's July FWYS:

CU Hockey by Eden Finley


Demon Days & Vampire Nights by K.F. Breene


The Vampire's Club by X. Aratare


Mountain Springs Omegas by Lacey Daize


Southern Scrimmage by Mercy Celeste


I pick Charley Davidson and Immortals after Dark for Bobbi
Ann Marie picks CU Hockey and The Vampire's Club for me

I picked for Ezinwanyi
Danielle Gypsy Soul picked for me

🎆1. Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones


2. Lords of the Underworld Series by Gena Showalter


🎆3. Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole


4. GhostWalkers Series by Christine Feehan


5. Rot & Ruin Series by Jonathan Maberry


6. Dead World Series by Joe McKinney

FWYS July 2022

I pick for: Suzanne
Series: The World of the White Rat
Series: One book left

Picked for me: Severina
Series: One book Left
Series: First Fangs club

1) One Book Left
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2) Artorian Archives

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✔️3) First Fangs Club
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4) Keys to the Kingdom


5) Abhorsen


6) Series of Unfortunate Events


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Chelle's 2022 FWYS Series-

D.L.picked for me Murderbot Diaries
and Meg/The Loch

For Oleander I picked Dangerous Damsels by India Holton and Black Cape Case Files by Matt Abraham.

Murderbot Diaries


A Dinner and a Murder Mystery Series


Gravekeeper


Discreet Retrieval Agency


Meg/The Loch


Lighthouse Library Mysteries Eva Gates

Hello D.L
For the month of July, I chose Option A: Westmorelands and One Book Left for your two series.
I love the idea of a "one book left series"

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Hello D.L
For the month of July, I chose Option A: Westmorelands and One Book Left for your two series.
I love the idea of a "one book left series""

Thank you so much!!

Hi Chelle! For you, I pick Murderbot Diaries because I've heard such good things about the books & Meg/The Loch because I read the first one and enjoyed it so much and would love to hear if the rest of the series is worth reading too. Enjoy!!

Aymee,
I'm choosing Lemon Layne and Java Jive Mysteries for you this month. I hope they'll be fun reads for you.

Suzanne I pick for you The World of the White Rat as I have heard good things about the series and Last book left mainly as it seems you have the ending to some really good series in there. :)

It always a good feeling finishing a series.

Connie picks for Jennifer:

For July: Harley and Davidson and Ivy Morgan - I haven't heard of either of these series, but both sound cute (and, thanks to you, I've now added them to my TBR!).

Sorry about the damage to your TBR, Connie. I've read a few of Liliana Hart's "Whiskey" series and really liked them, so I'm looking forward to trying this new one -- and the Lily Hart I already know I like, so thanks! Great picks!

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Finish What You Started Shelf

1. The Baileys, Piper Rayne
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KathyD, I'm choosing Dark World and Masters & Mercenaries for you. Enjoy making some headway on these long series!!

Hi Gabriella! For you I am picking your shelves Last Book Left and First Fangs Club. I hope you'll be able to finish off a couple of your series through that first pick.

Happy reading!

Severina, for July I choose for you: Chet & Bernie Mysteries and Ex-Heroes series. I hope you enjoy!

For LaurLa:

Pax series

and

Jack Daniels series

Karen ♐ wrote: "Severina, for July I choose for you: Chet & Bernie Mysteries and Ex-Heroes series. I hope you enjoy!"

Thanks so much, Karen. Of my series listed, these two are definitely my favourites. I just went to the library website and ordered the next 3 Chet & Bernie's and one more Ex- book. I'd have ordered another Ex as well but someone else has already taken it out of the library. *shakes fist at them* Thanks for the picks!

Oleander wrote: "Aymee,
I'm choosing Lemon Layne and Java Jive Mysteries for you this month. I hope they'll be fun reads for you."

Thanks! Anything by Dakota Cassidy is always a win. Eager to get back into the Java Jive books as well.

For AnnMarie:

I pick the Hidden Species series and the Kildevil Cove Murder Mysteries. Enjoy!

Thanks Severina been holding off rhe first fangs club till they were all out as I hate cliffhangers so seriously looking forward to getting back into it. Also gonna be good finishing off those series. :D

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Danielle's July FWYS:

CU Hockey by Eden Finley


Demon Days & Vampire Nights by K.F. Breene
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Hi! My picks for you for July are:

CU Hockey Series
The Vampire's Club Series

Hope you enjoy!!!

Aymee wrote: "For AnnMarie:

I pick the Hidden Species series and the Kildevil Cove Murder Mysteries. Enjoy!"

Thanks!

Ezi,

I'm choosing The Boys series by Micalea Smeltzer and The Unlawful Men by Jodi Ellen Malpas for you.

Connie N.

Your shelves are so pretty! I am choosing:
Diamond Creek, Alaska
and
One Left in Series

Have a happy July.

Thanks Gabriella - that is so perfect!!

hi SusanA...for July I choose Lucas Davenport and Sebastian St. Cyr...happy reading!

Jennifer wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Finish What You Started Shelf

1. The Baileys, Piper Rayne
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thanks Jennifer!

Suzanne wrote: "Connie N.

Your shelves are so pretty! I am choosing:
Diamond Creek, Alaska
and
One Left in Series

Have a happy July."

Thanks so much, Suzanne, I'm hoping to get to a lot of these books in July.

Oleander wrote: "Oleander's July FWYS..."

Oleander I pick for you Dangerous Damsels by India Holton and Black Cape Case Files by Matt Abraham.

D.L. wrote: "Hi Chelle! For you, I pick Murderbot Diaries because I've heard such good things about the books & Meg/The Loch because I read the first one and enjoyed it so much and would love to hear if the res..."

Thank you! I am LOVING The Murderbot Diaries and the Meg series is my summer guilty pleasure. THANKS!

Thank you Chelle! I am looking forward to reading your picks.

Karen ♐ - I picked for you...


Dollar and Dark & Dirty Sinners

Susan A wrote: "For LaurLa:

Pax series

and

Jack Daniels series"

THANKS, SUSAN!!!

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi SusanA...for July I choose Lucas Davenport and Sebastian St. Cyr...happy reading!"

Thank you!