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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

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. Tell us the name of the 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 repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Caraina FINISHED
Cassie Cruel FINISHED
Crystal FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Lali & Michelle FINISHED

Meghana
Melissa A FINISHED

Natasha

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Tari FINISHED

November - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

My List:
Telling Lies L.A. Dobbs 11/2/24 (Sam Mason Mysteries #1)
Love in Deed L.B. Dunbar 11/11/24 (Green Valley Library #2)
Stranded at Poppyridge Cove Rimmy London 11/13/24 (Poppyridge Cove #3)

No More Secrets Lucy Score 11/22/24 (Blue Moon #1)
Under the Stars Laura Pavlov 11/19/24 (Cottonwood Cove #2)
Love in a Pickle L.B. Dunbar 11/21/24 (The Winters Sisters #3)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.Dream Harbor #1:The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore 11/03/24
2.Sharpe & Walker #2:Ashes Never Lie-Lee Goldberg 11/13/24
3.Meant For #3:Meant for Love-Natasha Madison 11/04/24


1.Wolf Lake #1:Her Last Breath-Dan Padavona 11/07/24
2.Charley Davidson #2:Second Grave on the Left-Darynda Jones 11/20/24
3.Detective Madison Harper #3:Little Girl Taken-Wendy Dranfield 11/07/24


1.Larry Macklin Mysteries #1:November's Past-A.E. Howe 11/14/24
2.Stephanie Plum #2:Two for the Dough-Janet Evanovich 11/20/24
3.The Lincoln Lawyer #3:The Reversal-Michael Connelly 11/09/24

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge - FINISHED
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

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. Tell us the name of the 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 repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Completed: 3/3

1. Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - Tonya Kappes 11/1/24 (Camper & Criminals Series)
2. Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes 11/1/24 (Camper & Criminals Series)
3. The Sinner - Tess Gerritsen 11/4/24 (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles Series)

Easy As 1, 2, 3
November 2024

#1 - Chloe Boston Mystery #1 Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24

#2 - Chatty Corgi Mystery #2: Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24

#3 - Dublin Driver Mystery #3: Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24

FINISHED!!! November Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Nov. 1, 2024 - Nov. 30, 2024 (11/04/24)

Sets: 5
Series: 14

X Pet 1
X We Solve Murders 1
X Plainsong 1
X The Cat Who Saved Books 1
X Busybodies Collection 2
X Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2
X There, There 2
X Busybodies 2
X When in Rome 2
XX Lexy Baker 2 & 3
X Survivor’s Bookclub 3
X Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3
X Vera Kelly 3
X County Kerry Mystery 3

Set 1
(Pet 1) Pet Akwaeke Emezi 11/04/24
(Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Thanksgiving Dinner Death Leighann Dobbs 11/03/24
(Survivor’s Bookclub 3) Death in the Romance Aisle Lynn Cahoon 11/01/24

Set 2
((We Solve Murders 1) We Solve Murders Richard Osman 11/07/24
(Lexy Baker 2) Dying for Danish Leighann Dobbs 11/06/24
(Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) Come Homicide or High Water Denise Swanson 11/05/24

Set 3
(Plainsong 1) Plainsong Kent Haruf 11/08/24
(There, There 2) Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11/08/24
(Vera Kelly 3) Vera Kelly: Lost and Found Rosalie Knecht 11/10/24

Set 4
(The Cat Who Saved Books 1) The Cat Who Saved Books Sōsuke Natsukawa 11/12/24
(Busybodies 2) The Reunion Dinner Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/12/24
(Lexy Baker 3) Murder, Money & Marzipan Leighann Dobbs

Set 5
(Busybodies Collection 1) Staged Elle Cosimano 11/15/24
(When in Rome 2) Practice Makes Perfect Sarah Adams 11/13/24
(County Kerry Mystery 3) You Have Gone Too Far Carlene O'Connor 11/12/24

Welcome Frankie, Caraina, Michelle and Mel!

Easy As 1, 2, 3
November 1-30, 2024

3 of 3 Complete

1. Nefertiti's Heart - A.W. Exley - 11/1/24 - #1 Artifact Hunters
2. Maple Sugar Crush - Beth Labonte - 11/4/24 - #2 Autumnboro Sweet Romance
3. Out of the Deep I Cry - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 11/2/24 - #3 Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries

Welcome Lynda!

Easy As 1, 2, 3
November 1-30, 2024

1. The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton 11/16/2024 (The Five Find-Outers)
2. Cole by L.A. Witt 11/25/2024 (Gentlemen of the Emerald City)
3. Bryce by L.A. Witt 11/29/2024 ( Gentlemen of the Emerald City)

November 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
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Duration: Nov 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

1 Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist by Ali K. Mulford - 11/2/24
2 Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz - 11/1/24
3 Dark Watch by Clive Cussler - 11/1/24

1 The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - 11/2/24
2 The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman - 11/17/24
3 Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu - 11/8/24

1 Death Overdue by Allison Brook - 11/3/24
2 The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 11/19/24
3 Black Diamond by Martin Walker - 11/9/24

1 The Distant Echo by Val McDermid - 11/4/24
2 Mother's Day Murder by Tonya Kappes - 11/23/24
3 Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher - 11/16/24

1 Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch - 11/5/24
2 Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell - 11/26/24
3 Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks - 11/19/24

1 The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland - 11/7/24
2 Portside Peril by Hope Callaghan - 11/27/24
3 A Halloween Homicide by Tonya Kappes - 11/24/24

1 Hammered by Lindsay Buroker - 11/9/24

1 Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor - 11/12/24

1 Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/24

1 The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett - 11/17/24

1 The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 11/17/24

1 Split Second by David Baldacci - 11/22/24

1 Four Leaf Felony by Tonya Kappes - 11/23/24

1 The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks - 11/30/24

Welcome Genevieve, Meghana and Jackie!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

#1 Magical Bookstore Mysteries Hardbacks and Hexes Sue Hollowell 11/7/24
#2 Watson the Wonder Dog Mysteries Murder in the Margins Rosie Sams 11/2/24
#3 Beach Bakery Mysteries A Lime Flavored Crime Rosie A. Point 11/8/24

#1 Holly Holcraft Mysteries Bones in the Backyard M R Dollschnieder 11/10/24
#2 Bayview Mysteries The Judge's Murder Amy Muir 11/16/24
#3 Bayview Mysteries Brewed Murder Amy Muir 11/17/24

Welcome Tari!

November Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Nov, 1st, 2024 - Nov. 30th, 2024

3/3

1. Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga - Nov. 14th
2. Sweep in Peace Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 8th (Innkeeper Chronicles)
3. Cat + Gamer, Volume 3 by Wataru Nadatani - Nov. 2nd

Welcome Kendra!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

1. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus (One Thousand White Women #1) - 11/8
2. An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery #2) - 11/13
3. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Myster #3) - 11/23

Easy As 1, 2, 3

Duration: November 1-30, 2024

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Welcome Crystal and Natasha!

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Easy As 1, 2, 3
November 1-30, 2024

3 of 3 Complete

1. Nefertiti's Heart - A.W. Exley - 11/1/24 - #1 Artifact Hunters
2. Maple Sugar Crush - Beth Labonte - 11/4/24 - #2 Autumnboro Sweet Romance
3. Out of the Deep I Cry - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 11/2/24 - #3 Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
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Duration: Nov 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

1. Magic, Movies, and Murder - Emily Fluke - Bewitcher’s Beach Paranormal Cozy Mysteries - 5/11
2. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life, Vol. 2 - coolkyousinnjya - Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Kanna’s Daily Life - 2/11
3. Dewitched - Dakota Cassidy - Witchless in Seattle - 19/11

WOOHOO Lynda!


Welcome Cassie!

FINISHED

Easy as I, 2, 3
November 2024

#1 - Chloe Boston Mystery #1 Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24

#2 - Chatty Corgi Mystery #2: Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24

#3 - Dublin Driver Mystery #3: Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24

WOOHOO Michelle!

Finished

November Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Nov, 1st, 2024 - Nov. 30th, 2024

3/3

1. Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga - Nov. 14th
2. Sweep in Peace Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 8th (Innkeeper Chronicles)
3. Cat + Gamer, Volume 3 by Wataru Nadatani - Nov. 2nd

WOOHOO Kendra!

Calling this one finished-I haven't fallen in a hole or anything, just busy with craft shows and still have one more show to make a few things for :) Still managing to read, just not much time for challenges lately.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

#1 Magical Bookstore Mysteries Hardbacks and Hexes Sue Hollowell 11/7/24
#2 Watson the Wonder Dog Mysteries Murder in the Margins Rosie Sams 11/2/24
#3 Beach Bakery Mysteries A Lime Flavored Crime Rosie A. Point 11/8/24

#1 Holly Holcraft Mysteries Bones in the Backyard M R Dollschnieder 11/10/24
#2 Bayview Mysteries The Judge's Murder Amy Muir 11/16/24
#3 Bayview Mysteries Brewed Murder Amy Muir 11/17/24

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
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Duration: Nov 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

1. Magic, Movies, and Murder - Emily Fluke - Bewitcher’s Beach Paranormal Cozy Mysteries - 5/11
2. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life, Vol. 2 - coolkyousinnjya - Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Kanna’s Daily Life - 2/11
3. Dewitched - Dakota Cassidy - Witchless in Seattle - 19/11

WOOHOO Tari and Cassie!


@Cassie, please include the author and the series name next time.

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari and Cassie!


@Cassie, please include the author and the series name next time."

No problem, will add them in now

CassieCruel wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari and Cassie!


@Cassie, please include the author and the series name next time."

No problem, will add them in now"

Thanks Cassie!
A lot of us check out what others read!! :)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.Dream Harbor #1:The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore 11/03/24
2.Sharpe & Walker #2:Ashes Never Lie-Lee Goldberg 11/13/24
3.Meant For #3:Meant for Love-Natasha Madison 11/04/24


1.Wolf Lake #1:Her Last Breath-Dan Padavona 11/07/24
2.Charley Davidson #2:Second Grave on the Left-Darynda Jones 11/20/24
3.Detective Madison Harper #3:Little Girl Taken-Wendy Dranfield 11/07/24


1.Larry Macklin Mysteries #1:November's Past-A.E. Howe 11/14/24
2.Stephanie Plum #2:Two for the Dough-Janet Evanovich 11/20/24
3.The Lincoln Lawyer #3:The Reversal-Michael Connelly 11/09/24

WOOHOO Frankie!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge - FINISHED
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

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. Tell us the name of the 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 repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Completed: 3/3

1. Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - Tonya Kappes 11/1/24 (Camper & Criminals Series)
2. Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes 11/1/24 (Camper & Criminals Series)
3. The Sinner - Tess Gerritsen 11/4/24 (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles Series)

WOOHOO Caraina!

FINISHED!!! November Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Nov. 1, 2024 - Nov. 30, 2024 (11/04/24)

Sets: 5
Series: 14

X Pet 1
X We Solve Murders 1
X Plainsong 1
X The Cat Who Saved Books 1
X Busybodies Collection 2
X Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2
X There, There 2
X Busybodies 2
X When in Rome 2
XX Lexy Baker 2 & 3
X Survivor’s Bookclub 3
X Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3
X Vera Kelly 3
X County Kerry Mystery 3

Set 1
(Pet 1) Pet Akwaeke Emezi 11/04/24
(Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Thanksgiving Dinner Death Leighann Dobbs 11/03/24
(Survivor’s Bookclub 3) Death in the Romance Aisle Lynn Cahoon 11/01/24

Set 2
((We Solve Murders 1) We Solve Murders Richard Osman 11/07/24
(Lexy Baker 2) Dying for Danish Leighann Dobbs 11/06/24
(Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) Come Homicide or High Water Denise Swanson 11/05/24

Set 3
(Plainsong 1) Plainsong Kent Haruf 11/08/24
(There, There 2) Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11/08/24
(Vera Kelly 3) Vera Kelly: Lost and Found Rosalie Knecht 11/10/24

Set 4
(The Cat Who Saved Books 1) The Cat Who Saved Books Sōsuke Natsukawa 11/12/24
(Busybodies 2) The Reunion Dinner Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/12/24
(Lexy Baker 3) Murder, Money & Marzipan Leighann Dobbs

Set 5
(Busybodies Collection 1) Staged Elle Cosimano 11/15/24
(When in Rome 2) Practice Makes Perfect Sarah Adams 11/13/24
(County Kerry Mystery 3) You Have Gone Too Far Carlene O'Connor 11/12/24

WOOHOO Melissa!

FINISHED
November - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

My List:
Telling Lies L.A. Dobbs 11/2/24 (Sam Mason Mysteries #1)
Love in Deed L.B. Dunbar 11/11/24 (Green Valley Library #2)
Stranded at Poppyridge Cove Rimmy London 11/13/24 (Poppyridge Cove #3)

No More Secrets Lucy Score 11/22/24 (Blue Moon #1)
Under the Stars Laura Pavlov 11/19/24 (Cottonwood Cove #2)
Love in a Pickle L.B. Dunbar 11/21/24 (The Winters Sisters #3)

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

1. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus (One Thousand White Women #1) - 11/8
2. An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery #2) - 11/13
3. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Myster #3) - 11/23

WOOHOO Crystal!

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3
November 1-30, 2024

1. The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton 11/16/2024 (The Five Find-Outers)
2. Cole by L.A. Witt 11/25/2024 (Gentlemen of the Emerald City)
3. Bryce by L.A. Witt 11/29/2024 ( Gentlemen of the Emerald City)

WOOHOO Genevieve!

Finished.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

1 Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist by Ali K. Mulford - 11/2/24
2 Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz - 11/1/24
3 Dark Watch by Clive Cussler - 11/1/24

1 The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - 11/2/24
2 The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman - 11/17/24
3 Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu - 11/8/24

1 Death Overdue by Allison Brook - 11/3/24
2 The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 11/19/24
3 Black Diamond by Martin Walker - 11/9/24

1 The Distant Echo by Val McDermid - 11/4/24
2 Mother's Day Murder by Tonya Kappes - 11/23/24
3 Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher - 11/16/24

1 Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch - 11/5/24
2 Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell - 11/26/24
3 Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks - 11/19/24

1 The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland - 11/7/24
2 Portside Peril by Hope Callaghan - 11/27/24
3 A Halloween Homicide by Tonya Kappes - 11/24/24

WOOHOO Jackie!