Comments on: The Other Type of Series

By: Hattie Kretschmer

Hattie Kretschmer — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:23:38 +0000

peripheral neuropathy symptoms…

By: Lynn Allie

Lynn Allie — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:10:01 +0000

RT MrUpThere: Dam, dreams money can buy and marvins room just made it so much harder to wait till October 24th for that album drakkardnoir

By: Carol Lowe

Carol Lowe — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:11:52 +0000

Re: Elswyth Thane. I didn’t know there were still any fans out there. My parents belonged to The Peoples Book Club after my dad came home from WWII. I happened upon “Ever After” when I was a teenager and I thought (and still do) that it was the best book ever. It was several years later that I realized it was part of a series. I have picked some of the books up at antique stores and I am filling in the rest from Amazon. Wonderful books!

By: BamaRose

BamaRose — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:12:55 +0000

The thing about a series is: 1) when you see a book you want to read based on a review and you realize that it is part of a series most of the time you don’t know how many books are before that one. 2)…Will you be able to read it w/o reading the others? 3) Where can you find a listing of the series and its order.

I read all of Ms Gabaldon’s Outlander series books, including the last one. Her books are so long that it takes her 3-4 yrs to finish one. Her last one “An Echo In The Bone” was much anticipated but angered many readers by having startling events at the very end leaving her fans hanging. I know that is a ploy of writers to have teasers at the end to encourage people to buy the next one but a wait of 3-4 years is beyond the pale for me. Not knowing the author I don’t know her motives but at my age I realize I may not be alive when the next one comes out. That makes me mad and sad….

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:28:38 +0000

Lynn M

Oh, I try not to read any books where favorite characters die. I afraid I would have to check out spoilers. It is nice to beat an addiction (even if it is a small one evolving books).

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:25:55 +0000

cc, It took me a while to figure out that An Infamous Army was the grandchildren of the Duke. . . Mainly because of the difference in tone. The book just seemed more serious. . . and I finally made the connect with Regency Buck but again, it was years later.

By: cc

cc — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:49:12 +0000

Leigh:

Those two Georgette Heyer books both connect to two others:
An Infamous Army (last one) and Regency Buck (after Devil’s Cub)

By: Lynn M

Lynn M — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:16:46 +0000

When a series is going well, there is nothing I like better. I get more of what I love – characters, writing style, storylines that let me revisit old characters. I’m the person waiting for the bookstore doors to open on release day to get the latest installment. Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters books are my epitome of a series that I love and continue to enjoy.

But it’s only recently that I finally broke my need to finish a series that has jumped the shark for me. Specifically, I think I’ve finally defeated my addiction to the Black Dagger Brotherhood series – I finally had enough of the little quirks that annoyed me in earlier books without the payoff that made it worth putting up with them.

I just stared the “Game of Thrones” series and have been working my way through the first book. What is hardest for me, knowing that the next 4 volumes are already out there, is keeping myself from hunting down spoilers. I just have to know which characters survive or die or whatever!

By: Lynn M

Lynn M — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:16:10 +0000

By: Leigh

Leigh — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:46:45 +0000

Tee, you stated “I read Debbie Macomber (simultaneous series going at one time), Jodi Thomas, Mariah Stewart, Robyn Carr, JoAnn Ross, Kristan Higgins (and a few others, I’m sure). ” I reading Mariah Stewart, Robyn Carr, JoAnn Ross and Kristan Higgans too. Luckily each book has closure so I don’t mind.

Michelle, if I had gone with my norm, I wouldn’t have read Dark Moon Defender by Sharon Shinn because I disliked book two so much but I did and it is one of my favorite book .

RobinB ditto on the Gabaldon’s books. Really liked the first two, but after that each book demanded more work to complete. I haven’t tried to read her in years.

Lois M, I think I am so programed now, that I expect a book to be part of a series. Like you I enjoy books that have complete closure in one book. But like you if there is a character I like then I want his/her story too.

LeeAnn, I never heard of Yankee Stranger. . I checked Maisie Dobb (the first book) out of the library but I just had too much going on at that time, and didn’t feel like getting hooked on another series. I will have to check them out later. Sometimes starting a book in a series is like looking at a 1000 page book. . You know that the first book is not all of the story, but you are not ready for the committment for so many others.

Fay, I have read some of the books you have listed and enjoyed them.

Susan, and Anne W, I am with you. Three books are perfect.

Farmwifetwo, I tend to make it to book ten. And then I just lose interest.

Carrie, I hold off starting books that feature the same characters over and over. For me, it just take too long for their HEA . . if they get one. I like the interconnecting books more. More closure with each book.

MaryC I hesitate to read some books too, because I feel like I don’t have the time.

Xina, I am the same way. A year is too long to remember on the details from the previous story. I don’t want a information dump in every book either.

Cindy, I agree that each book should be it own story. I hate cliffhangers.

SON, I am not a fan of most open ended series, but I am hooked on the Virgin River series. I think it is the only opened ending series that I am reading right now.

Cora, You have the right idea.

Thanks everyone for your comments. . .