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"Serial Addict" Challenge
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36/36Kelloggs
Count Chocula *vamp series*
Froot Lupes *shifter series*
Cap’n Crunch *series w/hero on the cover*
Trix *magic series*
Lucky Charms *fae series*
High-Fiber *series someone told you was good*
KIX *YA series*
Rice Krispies *#1 of a series calling to you - 2010*
Oatmeal *#1 with a hottie heroine on cover*
Cheerios *#1 in a series you've put off - 2009 or earlier*
LIFE *waited at least a year*
Wheaties *#1 of a UF series*
Honey Smacks *#1 of a PNR series*
Cool! Yeah, I would bet you won't be alone with that one. :)
You are evil, just plain evil!You know I'll be in, in some form. (Haven't even read it all yet)
I think I need a 12 step programme.
Sandra wrote: "You are evil, just plain evil!You know I'll be in, in some form. (Haven't even read it all yet)
I think I need a 12 step programme."
LOL! I love it, in before you've read it all. You are bad!
This sounds like a really fun challenge, Im in :D Now to start compiling my list
You know I'm bad.
Bianca wrote: "This sounds like a really fun challenge, Im in :D Now to start compiling my list"Welcome to the challenge, Bianca! Happy Reading! :)
"Serial Addict" ChallengeDuration 23rd July 2010 till 23rd July 2011
8/33 Books
#1: Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world 3/8
Dancing with the Devil Keri Arthur (Nikki & Michael #1)
Working for the Devil Lilith Saintcrow (Dante Valentine #1)
Over Hexed Vicki Lewis Thompson (Hex #1)
Greywalker - Kat Richardson (Greywalker #1)
Skinwalker Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock #1)
#2: 5 childhood favorites 3/15
*Count Chocula
Argeneau Vampires - Lynsay Sands
- Love Bites
- Single White Vampire
- Tall, Dark & Hungry
- A Bite to Remember
- Bite Me If You Can
*Froot Loops
Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
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- To Tame a Highland Warrior
- The Highlander's Touch
- Kiss of the Highlander
*Cap'n Crunch
Kate Daniels - Ilona Andrews
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- Magic Bleeds
* Trix
Elemental Witches - Anya Bast
- Witch Fire
- Witch Blood
*Lucky Charms
Iron Fey - Julie Kagawa
- The Iron Daughter
#4: KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved� 0/5
Immortals - Alyson Noël
- Evermore
- Blue Moon
- Shadowland
- Dark Flame
- Night Star
#5: Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop� 0/1
Stormwalker - Allyson James
- Stormwalker
#6: Oatmeal is best served HOT 0/1
Psy-Changelings - Nalini Singh
- Visions of Heat
#7: Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available DONE
The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
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#8: LIFE 0/1
Shifters - Rachel Vincent
- Alpha
#9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions� DONE
Kitty Norville - Carrie Vaughn
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#10: Honey Smacks 0/1
Nightwalkers - Jacquelyn Frank
- Jacob
Great list, Bianca! :D * You're missing one "G" for the first one. *Sorry*
This is completely insane... I will have to think about it...
Steph wrote: "Great list, Bianca! :D * You're missing one "G" for the first one. *Sorry*"
Hah good catch, thanks ;)
Great Challenge!! I love it!! I'm going to start making out my list!!!
#1 KELLOGGS:K: Dead Witch Walking Kim Harrison COMPLETED 08.06
E: Evermore Alyson Noel COMPLETED 09.21
L: Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice Christopher Pike
L: Kiss of Midnight Lara Adrian COMPLETED 10.19
O: Over Hexed Vicki Lewis Thompson COMPLETED 10.05
G: Goddess of the Sea P.C. Cast COMPLETED 12.29
G: Goddess of Spring P.C. Cast
S: The Summoning Kelley Armstrong COMPLETED 01.10.2011
#2 5 CHILDHOOD FAVORITES:
COUNT CHOCULA: Patricia Briggs
Moon Called COMPLETED 10.31
Blood Bound COMPLETED 12.05
Iron Kissed READ 03.20.2011
Bone Crossed READ 06.15.2011
Silver Borne
FRUIT LOOPS: Karen Marie Moning
Beyond the Highland Mist COMPLETED 10.08
To Tame a Highland Warrior COMPLETED 12.16
The Highlander's Touch READ 04.25.2011
Kiss of the Highlander
CAP'N CRUNCH: Lora Leigh
Wild Card READ 03.20.2011
Maverick
Heat Seeker
TRIX: Madelyn Alt
The Trouble With Magic COMPLETED 01.16.2011
A Charmed Death
LUCKY CHARMS: Karen Marie Moning
Bloodfever COMPLETED 08.13
#3 HIGH FIBER: Kim Harrison
Dead Witch Walking COMPLETED 08.06
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead COMPLETED 10.15
Every Which Way But Dead COMPLETED 01.08.2011
A Fistful of Charms READ
For a Few Demons More READ 03.05.2011
The Outlaw Demon Wails READ 03.21.2011
White Witch, Black Curse
Black Magic Sanction
#4 KIX: Alyson Noel
Evermore COMPLETED 09.21
Blue Moon READ 02.15.2011
Shadowland
Dark Flame
Night Star
#5 RICE CRISPIES: Adrian Phoenix
Black Dust Mambo COMPLETED 01.12.2011
#6 OATMEAL: J.R. Ward
Lover Mine COMPLETED 08.20.2010
#7 CHEERIOS: Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games COMPLETED 08.23
#8 LIFE: Janet Evanovich
Wicked Appetite COMPLETED 01.09.2011
#9 WHEATIES: Patricia Briggs
Cry Wolf
#10 HONEY SMACKS: Jayne Ann Krentz
Fired Up READ 05.21
Steph, for #1 Kellogg's, they don't all have to be the 1st book of a series, do they?And you had to kill me on the 4 time travel books, didn't ya? Couldn't do something easy like shifters. :)
Does anyone know of any other time travel series with 4 books besides Outlander and KMM's Highlanders? I've read all the Outlanders, and don't really have any urge to read the Highlanders, but I guess I just might have to. :)
Latest Update: 11/01/1023/36 Completed
Made some switches, and will probably do so again!
#1: Kelloggs
G-Changeless(Parasol Protectorate #2)
#2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
* Count Chocula Guardians of Eternity by Alexandra Ivy (#2-6)-
* Froot LoopsGranite Lake Wolves by Vivien Arend (#2-3) -
MacInnes Werewolves by Kendra Leigh Castle (#2-3)-
* Cap’n Crunch Demonica by Larissa Ione (#3-5)-
* Trix Elemental Witches by Anya Bast -(May change to Downside Ghosts!!)
#3: High-Fiber Downside Ghosts by Stacia Kane-
Black Dust Mambo
Nicholas
Succubus Blues
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
Water Bound
READ
TBR (Have/Ordered/Get)
And lovely Laura Lulu, ...Angela Knight has some time travel ones starting with Jane's Warlord...Guardians of Time??? But maybe there are only 3 books so far....
Would the "In Death" series count as time travel??
Judithe wrote: "And lovely Laura Lulu, ...Angela Knight has some time travel ones starting with Jane's Warlord...Guardians of Time??? But maybe there are only 3 books so far...."It seems all the time travel series I can find are PNR, and I'm not a huge PNR fan. I'm very picky about the ones I read, and I like to space them out. I'm too much of a cynical bitch to fully enjoy them. :)
Time travel series -the Cassandra Palmer by Karen Chance has exactly four books in it so far and it's UF.
Good one, Ames! Plus, it's okay to use a few non-PNR and/or UF throughout. And dang it, I guess I coulda done a play on words for Loops and done Lupes instead. The first thing that came to me with that one was time loops. Sounds great though. So . . . I'm going to edit that one to be either/or. Thanks, Laura! :)
Laura Lulu wrote: "Steph, for #1 Kellogg's, they don't all have to be the 1st book of a series, do they..."No. They do not have to all be a #1. They just have to be a book in a series. They can be any # within any series. :)
Laura Lulu wrote: "Judithe wrote: "And lovely Laura Lulu, ...Angela Knight has some time travel ones starting with Jane's Warlord...Guardians of Time??? But maybe there are only 3 books so far...."It ..."
Melissa Mayhue has a highlander time travel series and I think Janet Chapman also has a highlander time travel series. I'm actually reading the first book in Mayhue's series for an August challenge Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband
Welcome to the challenge, everyone! Hope you have fun pulling your lists together and find some good books to read. :)
Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "Would the "In Death" series count as time travel??"Sorry, Charlotte. I don't know. I haven't read that series. I'm sure someone else will be able to answer you though.
Great list, Sallie. When you've finished Black Dust Mambo don't forget to stop by our Aug BOM discussion to share your thoughts on it. And, I hope you enjoy Kim Harrison's series. It's a good one.
I will be in this and I will post as I go
Steph, would Larissa Ione's Demonica series work for Cap'n Crunch? Not so sure about the "hero promoted on the cover bit"...they've all got very luscious guys...sometimes alone and sometimes not....
Another question, do all our Kellog's reads have to be from different series?
Her series would most definitely work for Cap'n Crunch. And no, the books chosen for kelloggs can either be all in one series or mix-n-matched series. Up to you. No series book can be used in more than one category though. Books from the same series can be used where ever they fit, but each individual book can only be used once.
Hope that makes sense.
☪☠Lizz☠☪ wrote: "I will be in this and I will post as I go"Welcome, Lizz. You can post your list whenever you're ready. But you have to post your duration dates before you start reading your first book for the challenge.
Thanks. And Happy Reading!
I think that makes sense, but let me check. Each book can only be used once, but a series can be used more than once. So, for example, a series can be used in a kellogg's book, and the remainder of the series can be used in Fruit Loops. I've worked up a tentative list, and will post it in my message #17 (where I tentatively decided to join)--you can see what I mean in it.
And if something is NG, do let me know!
Charlotte, "In Death" is set in the future - 2059+, but there is no time travel involved. So I would say you couldn't use it for that.
Ok, here is my list...Serial(Cereal) Addict Challenge
Duration: 7/25/10 - 7/25/11
0/37 Done
#1 - Kelloggs
K: Katie MacAlister - Zen and the Art of Vampires
E: Emma Holly - Demon's Fire
L: Lara Adrian - Shades of Midnight
L: Leto, Julie - Phantom Pleasures
O: Original Sin by Allison Brennan
G: Gena Showalter - The Darkest Passion
G: Guilty Pleasures by LKH
S: Shirley Damsgaard - The Trouble With Witches
#2 5 Childhood Favorites (15 BOOKS)
Count Chocula: Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris
1. Living Dead in Dallas
2. Club Dead
3. Dead to the World
4. Dead as a Doornail
5. Definitely Dead
Fruit Loops: Wolf Tales - Kate Douglas
1. Wolf Tales I
2. Wolf Tales II
3. Wolf Tales III
4. Wolf Tales IV
Cap'n Crunch: BDB - J.R. Ward
1. Lover Enshrined
2. Lover Avenged
3. Lover Mine
Trix: Bewitching Mystery - Madelyn Alt
1. A Charmed Death
2. Hex Marks the Spot
Lucky Charms: Daughters of the Glenn - Melissa Mayhue
1. Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband
#3 High Fiber: Demonica Series by Larissa Ione
1. Pleasure Unbound
2. Desire Unchained
3. Passion Unleashed
4. Ecstasy Unveiled
5. Sin Undone
#4 Kix: Dream Catcher by Lisa McMann
1. Wake
2. Fade
3. Gone
#5 Rice Crispies: Night Huntress World by Jeaniene Frost
1. First Drop of Crimson
#6 Oatmeal: Marked Souls by Jessa Slade
1. Seduced By Shadows
#7 Cheerios: Caruthers Sisters by Candace Havens
1. The Demon King and I
#8 Life: Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
1. Silver Borne
#9 Wheaties: The Black Sun's Daughter by MLN Hanover
1. Unclean Spirits
#10 Honey Smacks: Fallen Angels by J.R. Ward
1. Covet
Sandra wrote: "Charlotte, "In Death" is set in the future - 2059+, but there is no time travel involved. So I would say you couldn't use it for that."Thanks Sandra - good thing I asked the question. Think I can use the Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde instead.
Not going to start this challenge though until I've finished a couple of other year long challenges I've got going.
Question - for most recent book published can we go with most recent pb if we don't read hardcovers?
Will be joining this craziness too.have my list half way put together and will post when I'm done. Was hung up on the time travel bit but, I see that you have changed it so will have it together real soon.
Completed!"Serial Addict" Challenge
8/1/10 - 7/31/11
34/34 done
1. Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world (8 BOOKS)
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2. 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
Count Chocula
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Fruit Loops
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Cap'n Crunch
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Trix
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Lucky Charms
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3. High-Fiber cereals are good for you (1+ BOOKS)
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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4. KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved� (1+ BOOKS)
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5. Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop� (1 BOOK)
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6. Oatmeal is best served HOT (1 BOOK)
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7. Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available (1 BOOK)
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8. LIFE (1 BOOK)
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9. Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions� (1 BOOK)
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10. Honey Smacks (1 BOOK)
1.
Judithe wrote: "I think that makes sense, but let me check. Each book can only be used once, but a series can be used more than once. So, for example, a series can be used in a kellogg's book, and the remainder ..."Yep. So, it's a GO. :)
Diane (deebotte) wrote: "Question - for most recent book published can we go with most recent pb if we don't read hardcovers?"Yes, that's ok, Diane.
Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "Not going to start this challenge though until I've finished a couple of other year long challenges I've got going...."It'll be here, Charlotte, whenever you'd like to sign-up. :)
Amber wrote: "Will be joining this craziness too.have my list half way put together and will post when I'm done. Was hung up on the time travel bit but, I see that you have changed it so will have it together..."
Sounds good, Amber, you can thank Laura LuLu for that one. I'm actually glad she said that b/c I would'a tripped myself up with that one as well. LOL!
SOS Challenge duration - 12 months Start 30/7/2010
31/35 completed
1: Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world (8 BOOKS)
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L - Lauren Dane -
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S - Nalini Singh -
2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
NOTE: You may choose more than one series for the options in this category. Ex: a vamp series you want to read doesn't have 5 books in it. In this case, you can list the book(s) for more than one series to complete a total of 5 books.
* Count Chocula - read 5 books in a series about vampires
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* Froot Loops - read 4 books in a series about time travel or lupes (shifters, weres, etc)
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4. The Taming of the Wolf
* Cap’n Crunch - read 3 books in a series that promotes the hero of each book on their covers
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* Trix - read 2 books in a series about witches
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* Lucky Charms - read 1 books in a series about fae
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3: High-Fiber cereals are good for you (1+ BOOKS) Read a series that someone told you was good
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2.
3. City of Ghosts
4: KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved� (1+ BOOKS) Read one YA series from beginning to end (or to the last published book)
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2. Sea Glass
3. Spy Glass
5: Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop� (1 BOOK) Read book #1 of a series (published in 2010) that has been calling to you
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6: Oatmeal is best served HOT (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series that has a hottie hero (or heroine) on the cover
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7: Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available (1 BOOK) Read book #1 of a series (published in 2009 or earlier) that you’ve put off starting because there’s always something else you’d rather read instead
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8: LIFE (1 BOOK)
Read the most recent book published in a series (that you’re otherwise caught up on) that you waited at least one year of your life to get your hands on. (**This book choice can be a book that has yet to be published, but will be within the time you’ve chosen for your challenge dates)
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9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions� (1 BOOK) Read book #1 of a UF series
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10: Honey Smacks (1 BOOK) Read book #1 of a PNR
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Steph wrote: "And dang it, I guess I coulda done a play on words for Loops and done Lupes instead. The first thing that came to me with that one was time loops. Sounds great though. So . . . I'm going to edit that one to be either/or. Thanks, Laura! :) "Woo hoo! You rock & I love the "Fruit Lupes"--wish I would have thought of that. :)
LOL! You're welcome. Thanks for the idea!
I plan on doing this too, but don't know my start date yet- I have 7 different series I'm working on finishing/catching up on. I would like to have these done before starting new series/this challenge. Looking forward to it- it is very creative and new!
Thanks, Rachel. You're welcomed to join in at anytime, just be sure to state your challenge dates when you post your list. You can post anytime, start whenever you decide. :)
SOS "Serial Addict" Updated: 4/25/11DURATION: 8/1/10 - 7/31/11
Read: 32/32
#1: Kelloggs (8 BOOKS)
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L
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S
#2: 5 childhood favorites (15 Bks)
* Count Chocula - Vampires x 5 - Misc Series
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* Froot Loops - Shifters x 4
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#2:
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* Cap’n Crunch - Hero on Cvr x 3 - Otherkin by Eve Silver
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#2:
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* Trix - Witches x 2 - Jazz Tremaine by Linda Wisdom
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* Lucky Charms - Fae x 1 - Abby Sinclair by Allison Pang
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#3: High Fiber - Rec'd Series - The Disillusionist Trilogy by Carolyn Crane
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#2:
#4: KIX - YA Series - 13 to Life by Shannon Delany
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#5: Rice Crispies - Bk #1 - Pub 2010 - Dragon's Heat Series
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#6: Oatmeal - Bk #1 - Hottie @ Cvr - Guardians of Destiny
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#7: Cheerios - Bk #1 - Pub @ 2009 or Before - Aisling Grey, Guardian (Published @ 2004)
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#8: LIFE - Waited 1 Yr - Mercy Thompson
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#9: Wheaties - Bk #1 - UF series - Laura Blackstone
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#10: Honey Smacks - Bk #1 - PNR series - The Order of the Sicari
#1:
Steph - I have a question about the rules. On your Kelloggs listing, you have books 4, 9 and 11 of certain series but the rules you wrote state "In order for a series to be allowed, you cannot have read more than book #1 of that series at the time you start the challenge (unless stated otherwise in that category’s rules).". Did I misunderstand or did the Kelloggs category have an exception to this that I missed?
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
Greed (other topics)Envy (other topics)
The Dragon Queen (other topics)
Don't Say My Name (other topics)
Loving Demons (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Lani Lynn Vale (other topics)Stephen King (other topics)
Lili St. Crow (other topics)
Mary Calmes (other topics)
Samantha Young (other topics)
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DURATION: 1 year from sign-up date
RULES: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). In order for a series to be allowed, you cannot have read more than book #1 of that series at the time you start the challenge (unless stated otherwise in that category’s rules). However, if you are currently reading #2 that I would allow. I can’t make it too easy. It is a challenge after all. >:)
Please edit your original list instead of reposting with updates.
# of Books: This will vary depending on the size of the series' you choose to read. If you aim for the whole kit-and-kaboodle, you will have to read at least 31 books in 14-22 series.
NOTE: You may choose to participate in the entire challenge or only parts, it’s up to you, but only those that complete the ENTIRE challenge can truly say, “I’m a
CerealSerial Addict!� HAPPY READING!#1: Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world (8 BOOKS)
Read a book with a title that begins with each letter -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: K-E-L-L-O-G-G-S (They do not have to all be a #1. They just have to be a book in a series. They can be any # within any series.)
#2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
NOTE: You may choose more than one series for the options in this category. Ex: a vamp series you want to read doesn't have 5 books in it. In this case, you can list the book(s) for more than one series to complete a total of 5 books.
* Count Chocula - read 5 books in a series about vampires
* Froot Loops - read 4 books in a series about time travel or lupes (shifters, weres, etc)
* Cap’n Crunch - read 3 books in a series that promotes the hero of each book on their covers
* Trix - read 2 books in a series about witches
* Lucky Charms - read 1 books in a series about fae
#3: High-Fiber cereals are good for you (1+ BOOKS)
Read a series that someone told you was good
#4: KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved� (1+ BOOKS)
Read one YA series from beginning to end (or to the last published book)
#5: Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop� (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series (published in 2010) that has been calling to you
#6: Oatmeal is best served HOT (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series that has a hottie hero (or heroine) on the cover
#7: Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series (published in 2009 or earlier) that you’ve put off starting because there’s always something else you’d rather read instead
#8: LIFE (1 BOOK)
Read the most recent book published in a series (that you’re otherwise caught up on) that you waited at least one year of your life to get your hands on. (**This book choice can be a book that has yet to be published, but will be within the time you’ve chosen for your challenge dates)
#9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions� (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a UF series
#10: Honey Smacks (1 BOOK)
In honor of it’s high sugar content, read book #1 of a PNR series