Serial Killer...er...Reader Challenge 2012

From the Goodreads Romance Readers Reading Challenges Group

SERIAL KILLER READER CHALLENGE

As requested, a series challenge. The duration of this challenge is one year from the sign-up date. You can cross challenge with other challenges, but within Serial Reader the books you list cannot repeat.
This one is monstrous, not for the faint of heart!!! In order to complete it officially, you'll have to read: 27+ books and 15+ different series. Yup, you're reading it right. But fear not, I'm willing to compromise: if you omit some of the subcategories and then call it quits - fine by me - you just won't be all that notorious then. Of course, you can post as you go, but be sure to sing up to set the start date. (note: it's ok to back date if you wish to do so)
So Serial Readers, are you up for the challenge?!

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):Choose fives series and read:

Five Books from the First Series:
Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

1. Blood Bound
2. Iron Kissed
3. Bone Crossed
4. Silver Borne
5. River Marked

Four Books from the Second Series:
Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris

1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World

Three Books from the Third Series:
Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong

1. Bitten
2. Stolen
3. Dime Store Magic

Two Books from the Fourth Series:
Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger

1. Changeless
2. Blameless

One Book from the Fifth Series:
Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

1. Bitten 

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:  

1. Chick-Lit -Somthing Borrowed by Emily Giffin
   
2. Romance - Dance of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries (Spinsters of Swanlea)
3. Mystery - Cat's Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
4. PNR/Urban Fantasy/Fantasy/Sci Fi - Star King by Susan Grant (Star Series)
5. Young Adult - Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Underland Chronicles)

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.
The Turners by Courtney Milan

1. Unveiled

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book)Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.
Ladies of Lantern Street by Jayne Ann Krentz

1. Crystal Gardens

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing it for later.
Just read it already. Go on
Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward

1. Dark Lover

6) The Book Strangler (1+ books):Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 1-book-long-freshly-started-baby series...
Darkest London Series by Kristen Callihan

1. Firelight
2. Ember (short story)
3. Moonglow

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.
The McCabe Trilogy by Maya Banks

1. In Bed with a Highlander
2. Seduction of a Highland Lass
3. Never Love a Highlander

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):A series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work.
The Hallows by Kim Harrison

1. Dead Witch Walking