I am an unapologetic series reader. Mysteries of course, vintage and contemporary, but also sci-fi, fantasy, and even the occasional romance. The two books I’m in the middle of right now, listed on my sidebar, are both parts of mysteries. So, when I saw Michelle and Berls’ Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge at Because Reading Is Better than Real Life, I had to join in.
The challenge is to pick 1 series, and then read EVERY book in that series during May. To count as a series, there needs to be at least 3 published books, so trilogies work. If the series isn’t complete yet, as long as the first 3 books have been published it counts. The hashtag is #SeriesinaMonth.
Wanna join in? Sign up here.
The hard part is picking which series. I was thinking about Rachel Howzell Hall’s Detective Elouise Norton series, but buying all 4 would be a bit expensive and the wait time at the library is too long. I thought about Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin, but they are on the longer side and Sci-Fi Summer takes place in June.
I’m choosing Vivien Chen’s Noodle Shop Mysteries. I already have the first one on my Kindle. Numbers 1-3 are out now, the 4th doesn’t come out until August. Maybe I’ll even pair my reviews with dishes from our local Chinese restaurants.
- Death by Dumpling – finished 5/20/2019 (review)
- Dim Sum of All Fears – finished 5/23/2019 (review)
- Murder Lo Mein – finished 5/31/2019 (review coming soon)
And I did it! I finished all three in the month of May, although the review for the last will probably be up in June.
You’ve got this!
And now I’ve added a Classics Club spin so my reading for the month is pretty laid out.
OMG I love those covers!!! Good Luck with the challenge! So glad you are joining us! 🙂
Doesn’t it look like a fun series? It might make me crave Chinese food though.
You can do it but I need more variety even though I love reading series. I read the first one in this series and I am starting the second one soon! Enjoy! I think I like to go between series but eventually I finish all of them!
It depends. Sometimes I like to read several in a row, sometimes I spread them out. It also obviously depends if the books have been published yet or not.
Totally!
Those covers. Yummy!
They do, don’t they? I’ve never had dim sum, so I may have it some time while I’m reading #2.