Dear book series fans, a warm welcome to the second Serial Killer Challenge,
My SuB1SuB = Stack of unread Books aka TBR is still full of many book series. Some of them I have already started, but then I had to wait for the next installment. Other series were allowed to move in onto my shelves completely before I started reading them.
But then there are also series that have been gradually moved in so that they can then be binge-read, at least that is the plan. 😊
With The Serial Killer Challenge 2025, I would like to counter my book series and also count points.
The Serial-Killer Rules
Read and score
- Have fun reading, don’t be stressed out. The challenge should motivate you to reduce your TBR full of serial books
- The challenge runs from January 01, 2025 to December 31, 2025
- If you want to participate, create a challenge page on your blog and leave me the link in a comment
- Getting into the challenge is possible at any time
- Only books (hardcover, paperback, ebook) and audiobooks count; No mangas, comics etc.
- For individual editions, the formats (print, eBook, audioook) to finish a series can also be mixed
- Have fun reading, don’t be stressed out. The challenge should motivate you to reduce your sub full of serial books.
- The challenge runs from 01.01.2025 to December 31, 2025
- If you want to participate, create a challenge on your blog and leave me the link in a comment
- Getting into the challenge is possible at any time
- Only books (hardcover, paperback, eBook) and audiobooks count; No mangas, comics etc.
- For individual editions, the formats (print, eBook, audioook) to end a row can also be mixed
- Also double editions count (if you have a complete series both as a print, ebook and/or audiobook or even have it in another language)
Example: I have the NEVERNIGHT series completely in German and English. Here, if I read both languages, I can score twice. Within a language, I can have the series in all formats to finish it.
If I had the German translation completely in hardcover and e-book format, I could score three times if I read them all.
- Reviews on read books are not mandatory, but will be rewarded with points
- To end a series you do not necessarily have to buy the next volume, there is also a loan (friends, library, etc.) or if it was gifted to you, because it is only important that the installment has been read
- You can start with any volume in a series that would be next, the exquisite points arise from the series numbers
- Collection volumes result in the sum of the series numbers (e.g. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring = 1 pt + The Two Towers = 2 pts + The Return of the King = 3 pts, That equals 6 pts.)
- In the case of clearly splittet volumes (e.g.: Part 1, Part 2, …), you’ll receive only half of the points
- For the correct order (including intermediate volumes), please use the information at Goodreads, because non-English publishers tend to indicate/use a different (in my eyes false) series numbering
- At the end of the year, I have a little surprise for the person (except me) with the most points (announcement in January 2026) 😍
The point system for each book in the series read
- each volume receives the number of points of the series number (1st volume = 1 point, intermediate volume 1.5 = 1.5 points, 2nd volume = 2 points etc.)
- per completed series = 15 points (or if no further volumes are published in 2025)
- half points are awarded for re-reads
- Additional points: for each volume reviewed = 2 points (please link)
- Additional point: Audiobooks/books with more than 12 hours/500 pages = 1 point.
The Serial-Killer Challenge 2025
Tackle your book series TBR stack
Fae & Alchemy ♦ Callie Hart Audible Audio
series format (duology, trilogy…)
№ | Cover | Title | Duration | Re-Read | Points |
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1 | Quicksilver✔ – listened to Jan 2025 | 20h 42min | ✘ | 2 pts. | |
2 | |||||
finished: | In total: | 2 pts. |
Queens of Fate ♦ Natania Barron Kindle Edition
trilogy
№ | Cover | Title | Pages | Re-Read | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Queen of None – CR | 315 pp | ✘ | ||
2 | Queen of Fury | ✘ | |||
finished: | In total |
Series Title ♦ Author Format
series format (duology, trilogy…)
№ | Cover | Title | Pages | Re-Read | Points |
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1 | |||||
2 | |||||
finished: | In total: |
Series Title ♦ Author Format
series format (duology, trilogy…)
№ | Cover | Title | Pages | Re-Read | Points |
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1 | |||||
2 | |||||
finished: | In total: |
Series Title ♦ Author Format
series format (duology, trilogy…)
№ | Cover | Title | Pages | Re-Read | Points |
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1 | |||||
2 | |||||
finished: | In total: |
Series Title ♦ Author Format
series format (duology, trilogy…)
№ | Cover | Title | Pages | Re-Read | Points |
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1 | |||||
2 | |||||
finished: | In total: |
Serial-Killer Accomplices
Killer-Accomplices | Killer Pts. | Killer-Accomplices | Killer Pts. |
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► RoXXie of The Art of Reading | 2 Pts. | ► Lisa of wasliestlisa | 0 Pts. |
► Sara of Reading Passion | 0 Pts. | ► Franzy of FranzysBuchsalon | 0 Pts. |
► Sandra von Sandras Lesewelt | 0 Pts. | ► | 0 Pts. |
- 1SuB = Stack of unread Books