The Challenge Factory discussion

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.

🎯2) An assigned person will pick ONE series from your shelf.

3) You have one month: JUNE 2024 to try to read at least one book of the chosen series. The goal is to finish that series (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE:
MAY 24TH-27th, 2024 Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on MAY 27th

MAY 28th-29th: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**MAY 30th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick.

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Erica), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

WE WILL KEEP THE SAME SERIES UNTIL COMPLETED.
*Exception: you are allowed to dump one series per month IF you decide you don't wish to continue with that series.

Participants

Cathy
Chloe
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Ela (Mouse333)
Elaine
Erica
Gabby
Jennifer
Karen♐
☘KathyD☘
Mamacita aka MawMaw
Michelle
Oleander
Severina
Shan ~A~
Susan A

Pairs

✔Cathy picks for Shan ~A~
✔Chloe picks for Cathy
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Erica
✔Ela (Mouse333) picks for Jennifer
✔Elaine picks for Chloe
✔Erica picks for Mamacita aka MawMaw
✔Gabby picks for ☘✔KathyD☘
✔Jennifer picks for Ela (Mouse333)
✔Karen♐ picks for Oleander
✔☘KathyD☘ picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
✔Mamacita aka MawMaw picks for Karen♐
✔Michelle picks for Gabby
✔Oleander picks for Severina
✔Severina picks for Elaine
✔Shan ~A~ picks for Susan A
✔Susan A picks for Michelle

Erica's June FWYS

Harry Hole


Maisie Dobbs


Mrs. Pollifax


The Inheritance Games


Anne of Green Gables


The Wizard of Oz

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1. Barker & Llewelyn
2. Lucas Davenport
3. Lincoln RHyme
4. Tracey Crosswhite
5. Virgil Flowers
6. Cormac Reilly

Cormac Reilly was picked for me. I'll start a pretty thread for July


(view spoiler)[
New series to add
Lucy Kincaid
Kendra Elliot BOne Secrets

Mercy - Scarlet Falls

Alex Delaware


Charlotte & Thomas Pitt
other Tami Hoag series?, Robert Dugoni
Viveca Sten *
Andrew Mayne *
(hide spoiler)]

Hellfire Riders MC (books 9-11)


Hearts of the Anemoi (books 3-4)


Ravage MC (book 1-5)


Club Avalon (books 6-8)


Mann Family (book 2)


Blood Alliance (books 4-6)


Finished:
(view spoiler)[ January - Real
Read: DNF'ed:

February - Bewitched and Bewildered

Not picked but read The Viper's Nest and DNF'ing series

March - Hello Goodbye


April - The Prison Healer

(hide spoiler)]

Karen♐'s June FWYS

I picked for Oleander-Davis Way Crime Caper

Mamacita picked Texas Sirens/Nights in Bliss for me

1. Richer Than Sin by Meghan March


2. Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt


3. Stark Saga by J. Kenner


4. Texas Sirens/Nights in Bliss by Sophie Oak/Lexi Blake


5. Next book in Cliffhanger series


6. Blueberry Lane by Katy Regnery

May series

Joe Grey


Wine & Dine


Odelia Gray


Wisteria Tearoom


Addison Holmes


Posadas County

Severina's Finish What You Started -- June 2024

01. Unwind Series by Neal Shusterman (Books 3 to 5)


02. Sleepy Hollow Series by Juneau Black (Book 4)


03. Galactic Love Series by Ann Aguirre (Book 3)


04. Commune Series by Joshua Gayou (Books 3 to 4)


05. Dread Nation Series by Justina Ireland (Book 2)


06. War With No Name Series by Robert Repino (Books 1 to 3)


**

I picked for Elaine:
The Guild Hunter series

Oleander picked for me:
The Commune series

ETA 06-19-24: I started reading the next book in the Commune series and HATED it. (Book 2 was iffy as well.) So I am giving up on this series. :(

Series Finished:
- None

Series Dropped:
- Monstrous Series (dropped April)
- Commune Series (dropped June)

Series Temporarily on Hold due to cyberattack:
- Cat Groomer Series

Mama's 2024 FWYS Series Challenge
JUNE 2024

I picked for Karen Texas Sirens / Nights in Bliss
by Lexi Blake


Erica picked #4
Galactic Gladiators
by Anna Hackett




READ SO FAR:



1. Masters and Mercenaries Series by Lexi Blake



2. Dark Protectors
by Rebecca Zanetti



3. Rock Chick



4. Galactic Gladiators by Anna Hackett



5. Rescued from Ruin
By Elisa Braden



6. The Alpha Elite Series by Sybil Bartel





FINISHED ~
FEBRUARY 2024 ~ 1 book
Dark Protectors
by Rebecca Zanetti
Alpha's Promise 3.5* ✔️ 2/9

MARCH FINISHED SERIES
Scorpius Syndrome Series
by Rebecca Zanetti
Winter Igniting 4* 3/10
Knight Awakening 4* ✔️ 3/28

APRIL 2024 ~ only 1 Book
because again the same series was chosen
Dark Protectors
by Rebecca Zanetti
Wicked Bite 4.5* ✔️ 4/11

MAY ~ FINISHED SERIES
Texas Sirens / Nights in Bliss
by Lexi Blake
Happily Ever After in Bliss 3.5* ✔️ 5/11
Far from Bliss 3.5* ✔️ 5/26
Unexpected Bliss 4* ✔️ 6/1

JUNE ~ SERIES ~ 0 BOOK

JULY ~ SERIES ~ 1 BOOK
Rock Chick Redemption 3.5* ✔️ 7/21

Oleander's June FWYS

Arcane Society (1-7)


Davis Way Crime Caper


12 Dukes of Christmas


Heiress Brides


MacCarrick Brothers


Mercy & Elvis Mysteries

June FWYS
So honesty clause this is mainly for focus help. Most of these series are on another challenge with another group but have not been able to focus on them. Hoping using this challenge and a starting point push will help keep my spicy brain in check. :D

Picked for ☘KathyD☘: Guardians of Eternity, Alexandra Ivy
Picked for me by Michelle: Jane Yellowrock

1. Sharani
★

2. Dauntless path
★

3. Sookie Stackhouse
★ ★ ★

★4. Parasolverse
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

5. Jane Yellowrock
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

6. Shadow police

☘KathyD’s☘ 2024 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

June FWYS

Firebird Chronicles:


Missing Pieces:


Guild Hunter:


Charley Davidson:


Memento Mori:


Sunrise Cove:

Michelle's June FWYS

1. Darklight Series by Bella Forrest


2. The Bride Series by S. Doyle


3. Downside Ghosts Series by Stacia Kane


4. Dark Things Series by Kelly Martin


5. Bloodlines Series by Richelle Mead


A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series by Holly Jackson

Cathy's FWYS June 2024

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear


Drakon


Bromance Book Club


Chicago Stars


Dragon Heart Legacy


Red Queen


Chosen: Red Queen


Series Completed:
The Rogue Queen
Celta's Heartmates by Robin Owens

June 2024 FWYS Challenge

I picked for Susan A? ~ Cormac Reilly series

Cathy picked for me:
Wallflowers, Lisa Kleypas


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True North, Sarina Bowen


Mercy Thompson, Patricia Briggs
(Not published until June 2024 so adding another series)

Battle Crow MC, Lani Lynn Vale


The Lords of the Underworld, Gena Showalter


The Dragon Lords, Michelle M. Pillow


Winston Brothers, Penny Reid




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Finished:
Bookcover, Date

Danielle's FWYS

1. Alice Worth by Lisa Edmonds


2. Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade


3. Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews


4. Legacy of Magic by Lindsay Buroker


5. Jacky Leon by K.N. Banet


6. Firebrand by Helen Harper

Mamacita, it looks like you have a bunch of fairly new series going. I'm choosing Galactic Gladiators for you this month. Enjoy!

Jennifer, I’m choosing the Posadas County series for you. Hope you enjoy :)

Shan ~A~
I loved the Wallflowers series, so I am choosing that for you. Maybe even finish it this month...

Danielle Gypsy Soul, I choose Kate Daniels...such a great series! Happy reading!

Oleander, you have a few with only 2 books left, so I'll pick Davis Way Crime Caper for you.

Hope you enjoy!

☘KathyD☘ I chose for you:
Guardians of Eternity, Alexandra Ivy, I hope that is ok :). I don't really know any of your series, so I hope you enjoy it.

Karen ♐ wrote: "Oleander, you have a few with only 2 books left, so I'll pick Davis Way Crime Caper for you.

Hope you enjoy!"

Thank you, Karen ♐, love that series!

SEVERINA
After the weather horrors of the last few days, survival is on my mind. (I'm ok, just no electricity). Here's hoping the folks in the Commune Series survive too. Enjoy the struggle from the comfort of your sofa or other safe place.

Michelle

Dark Things Series by Kelly Martin

Cathy wrote: "Shan ~A~
I loved the Wallflowers series, so I am choosing that for you. Maybe even finish it this month..."

Thanks!

Hi Susan A my choice for you is the Cormac Reilly series. Happy Reading!

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Hi Susan A my choice for you is the Cormac Reilly series. Happy Reading!"

Thanks!

Chloe, I’m picking The Uncommoners for you. Enjoy!

Chloe wrote: "Cathy I choose:
The red queen series!
enjoy!
✨📚📖✨"

Thanks! Its been a looong time since I read book 1.

For Gabby:

Jane Yellowrock series all the way.

Michelle wrote: "For Gabby:

Jane Yellowrock series all the way."

:D, Amazing thank you Michelle! I am looking forward to it.

Ela, I'm picking Hellfire Riders for you -- based strictly on the series name! I hope you enjoy the "ride."

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "Jennifer, I’m choosing the Posadas County series for you. Hope you enjoy :)"

Excellent -- been a WHILE since I read any of these!

Elaine

For you I pick the Guild Hunter series. I loved the series when it started but didn't love the last couple.. I didn't even know #16 was out. Hope you enjoy them!

Oleander wrote: "SEVERINA
After the weather horrors of the last few days, survival is on my mind. (I'm ok, just no electricity). Here's hoping the folks in the Commune Series survive too. Enjoy the struggle from th..."

I really feel for the people getting hammered. Glad that you are safe, and thanks for the pick!

Gabby wrote: "☘KathyD☘ I chose for you:
Guardians of Eternity, Alexandra Ivy, I hope that is ok :). I don't really know any of your series, so I hope you enjoy it."

thanks, Gabby!

Karen

So sorry.

I pick.
Texas Sirens/Nights in Bliss by Sophie Oak &
Lexi Blake

Erica wrote: "Mamacita, it looks like you have a bunch of fairly new series going. I'm choosing Galactic Gladiators for you this month. Enjoy!"

Thank you! I haven't been on this series in awhile!

Jennifer wrote: "Ela, I'm picking Hellfire Riders for you -- based strictly on the series name! I hope you enjoy the "ride.""

Thanks, Jennifer!

Mamacita aka MawMaw wrote: "Karen

So sorry.

I pick.
Texas Sirens/Nights in Bliss by Sophie Oak &
Lexi Blake"

Thanks! Love that series.

Erica,

I pick the Wizard of Oz for you :)

Oh awesome! I've really been wanting to start these!

All books for The Dark Things series by Kelly Martin are done.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Hi Susan A my choice for you is the Cormac Reilly series. Happy Reading!"

I finished this series. Thanks again for picking for me.

The Scholar June 13 ★★★★
The Good Turn June 18 ★★★★