Confessions of a Serial Addict
In retrospect, 2012 has been the year of the series for me. It seems I just can't stay away from books that have one or more sequels. Now, that can be fun; I admit I get rather attached to characters from good books and it's nice to spend more time with them in subsequent editions. But it can also be extremely frustrating when reading a series and the next book isn't published yet.
I've just started four new series of books. (It's a sickness, I know.) It seems I just can't stay away. In just this past year alone, I've started or continued the following series:
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
- Matched, Crossed, and Reached (Ally Condie)
- Hex Hall (Rachel Hawkins)
- The Haunted Guesthouse series (E.J. Cooperman)
- Legend (Marie Lu)
- Across the Universe (Beth Revis)
- Miss Peregrine (Ransom Riggs)
- Divergent (Veronica Roth)
- All Souls trilogy (Deborah Harkness)
- Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mysteries (Carrie Bebris)
- Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman (Pamela Aidan)
- Pure (Julianna Baggott)
- Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
- Green Angel (Alice Hoffman)
- Jane Fairfax (Michael Thomas Ford)
- Cahill Witch Chronicles (Jessica Spotswood)
- The Wolves of Mercy Falls (Maggie Stiefvater)
- The Books of Faerie (Maggie Steifvater)
- The Books of Bayern (Shannon Hale)
- Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
- Crossfire (Sylvia Day)
- Affairs by Moonlight (Juliana Gray)
- Hush, Hush (Becca Fitzpatrick)
- Caster Chronicles (Kami Garcia)
- Fallen (Lauren Kate)
- The Mortal Instruments (Cassandra Clare)
- Booktown mysteries (Lorna Barrett)
- Jane Austen mysteries (Stephanie Barron)
- Bibliophile mysteries (Kate Carlisle)
Oh, my. Seeing them all laid out like that . . . sheesh. I really am a serial addict! But, you know me, always fishing for recommendations. What series am I missing that I should add to my to-read pile?
Speaking of books to read, my book club gals and I have selected the first three books for 2013. If anyone is interested, feel free to read along with us!
- January: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- February: Three Fates by Nora Roberts
- March: Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky
So. What are you all reading these days?
Randy1949
11:38 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
You left out the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Normally, I'd turn up my nose at something like that, but I failed to get my 'decline' card in a few years back and got 'To the Nines' sent to me. To my surprise, it was funny as all get out, and I went back to read from the beginning/
I'll warn you that the quality declines after about #fourteen (she's contracted for twenty in all) but the early books are worth the time.
Greg
7:39 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
I have been mixing in books from the Mercury Falls series between slightly deeper books. I have read the first two so far.
Bren
7:55 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
I'd recommend the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card. I understand a movie based on two of the books is coming out next year. I'm glad Card waited for current digital technology which will do his books justice.
Greg
9:25 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thanks, I added them to my Kindle wish list. It does look like a good series.
Tpom
12:54 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
The The Fates series by Nora Roberts is amazing!! So is the the The Keys series. I, like you, love a good series. I just found the Montana Sky series and am waiting for the next one......it's going to be a long wait.
Dee Dee
11:59 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012
I love a series and here' s what I've finished and sent on to others.
Sue Grafton's Alphabet Series - Kinsey Millhone mystery series. Think Letter V is last so more to come.
Lillian Jackson Braun's mystery series - 'The Cat Who-'
Charlaine Harris' 'Sookie Stackhause' Vampire Series Personally, I think Ann Rice is the better writer when it comes to vampires etc. but there is humor in the Sookie series.
Dee Dee in Oak Creek