2026 Finishing the Series Challenge! #FinishingTheSeries2026

We’re back for another year! This challenge is focused on finally finishing those series that you’ve started but not yet completed. It was previously hosted by Bea’s Book Nook, then by Celebrity Readers since 2018.  Carla Loves to Read & Blue Mood Café, are continuing as hosts for the second year! I’m signing up for Primetime Series because, you know…I’m a series loving reader!

I haven’t finalized a list but here’s what I have initially targeted:

1. Will Trent
2. Bree Taggert
3. DI Kim Stone
4. Tracy Crosswhite
5. Quinn & Costa
6. In Death
7. Orphan X
8. Cyrus Haven
9. Sebastian St. Cyr
10. The 6:20 Man
11. Angelheart Investigations
12. Part of Your World
13. Steinbeck and Reed
14. Porter Beck
15. Head Cases
16. Nikki Hunt
17. Detective Josie Quinn

Guidelines

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026. Books must be read during this time frame to count. Sign up is open from now until December 1, 2026 so you may join even just for the last month of the year.
2. Series can be already completed as well as still ongoing. For ongoing series, the goal is to catch up to the most recent book published by the end of 2026.
3. It doesn’t matter if you have only 1 book or 10 books to read in order to finish your series, as long as you’ve started the series before 2026 (i.e., read at least one book in the series), it counts. Rereads are not required.
4. Any format and length of book counts (print, ebook, audio, etc.)
   Series can be any length (even if it’s just a duology).
5. Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable!
6. Reviews are not required, but highly encouraged.

How to Play

1. Post your intentions to participate in this challenge (blog, Goodreads, Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, etc.).
2. You do not need to be a blogger to participate but do need to create a challenge record/page (blog post, Goodreads shelf or topic, etc.) with the series you hope to finish or get up to date listed and tracking your progress.
3. Post your progress on social media (Facebook, BlueSky, X, Mastodon, Instagram, etc.). Include the hashtag #FinishingTheSeries2026 on your posts.
4. Include a link to the sign up  page so that others may find the challenge and join the fun as well (feel free to download the graphic to use in your posts.
5. Feel free to be creative in developing your series lists and posts! Don’t forget to include the level you’re targeting.
6. Sign up for the challenge by leaving a comment with your link to your challenge page/post. They will update the challenge page to include all participants.
7. Have fun and start reading those series!

The Levels

1. Limited Series: 1 – 4
2. Mini Series: 5 – 8
3. Recurring Series: 9 – 12
4. Syndication Series: 13 – 16
5. Primetime Series: 17+

Tracking

1. Noelle Marshall by Kendra Elliot
2. Hannah Hall by Laura Dave
3. Northwoods by Amy Pease
4. Head Cases by John McMahon
5. Keera Duggan by Robert Dugoni
6. Colburn Brothers by Jill Shalvis
7. In Death by J. D. Robb
8. A Mayfair Christmas Romance by Anna Campbell 
9. Quinn & Costa by Allison Brennan
10. Heartstrings by B. K. Borison
11. The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances by Various Authors