Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Joood - Hooligan of Platypire reviews bossed me into doing this, so I guess this is a thing I do now.
This weeks theme is series that I gave up on, but I'm not the type of person that gives up on books, let alone on series. However, there are several series that I have yet to find the time to finish, so I'm going to focus on the top ten series that I really feel the strong need to finish reading. These are in no particular order.
The Timely Death Trilogy by Shannon A. Thompson. I've read the first two books in this trilogy. Then Ms. Thompson's original publisher went out of business and the third book was not published under them. After she signed with a new publisher for the trilogy, it still took a little while for the third book to be released, and by the time it was, my TBR was much longer and I have just not found the time to get to the final book yet.
The Sensations Collection by L.B. Dunbar - There are 5 books in this series, and I have read two of them (#2 and #4). I really enjoy Ms. Dunbar's writing style and even own the rest of the books in this series, but somehow I just haven't found any time to read them. This is particularly egregious because I will be seeing L.B. Dunbar at Book Bonanza in less than a month.
The Outlier series by Daryl Banner - There are currently three books in this series and I've only read the first. This actually makes me rather sad because the dystopian world Mr. Banner created is amazingly detailed...of course that means that his books are a bit on the big side, so it's even harder to find the time to read them. He is another author I will be seeing at Book Bonanza.
The Fish Tales by Suanne Laqueur - This is a four book series and I've finished reading three of them. The author is super mean to her characters though, so reading her books is emotionally taxing, which makes it slow going. I've made progress on this series this year though by listening to the audiobooks. I feel particularly bad about having not finished this series already though, because I kept accepting review copies from Ms. Laqueur even though I hadn't finished the previous books (after the first one that is). But she's a saint and kept sending them in spite of me being a garbage human being.
The Knitting in the City series and The Winston Brothers series both by Penny Reid - I am a member of The Sharks of Awesome, Penny Reid's reader group, and the other members of the group are always going on about the different men from these books, and I feel kind of left out. I realize it's my own fault for not finding/making the time to read the books, so these are two series I definitely need to finish reading.
The Summer Lake series by S.J. McCoy - There are 13 books in this series and I've read one of them (book #4). I really enjoyed it, and it's definitely the type of series I'd seek out if I wanted to read contemporary romance, I just don't often get the urge to read contemporary romance. Here is another situation where I've been offered several review copies because Ms. McCoy is a sweetheart, but I managed to exercise some self-restraint and decline them. But the next time I'm in the mood for a good, sweet romance, I'll know where to go.
The Hangman's Daughter series by Oliver Pötzsch - I read the first book in this series for book club several years ago. I super loved it and have bought all the subsequent books in the series, but I haven't cracked a single one of them. I will probably find myself drawn to these books when I start to really miss Germany because that's where they're set. This is a series I definitely need to continue though.
The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica A. Roth - I read Divergent and then nothing else (because I started blogging and for quite some time felt like I couldn't pick my books anymore and had to only read books that were sent to me for review). It's a series that I really need to finish, so I can finish watching the movies. I also know that a lot of people were not happy with the ending of this series, so I kind of need to finish reading it so I can decide how I feel about it.
The Riven Wyrde Saga by Graham Austin-King - This is a trilogy and I've read the first two books from it. I'm not sure what happened and why I haven't read the third, but I need to. And that's really all there is to it.
So there you have it. 10 series that I feel a strong need to finish...just not strong enough to start working on it right this minute.
So what are some series that you need to finish or that you have given up on, whichever you are more inclined to answer. - Katie
*If you're stopping by from the linkup, please leave a link to your post below so I can stop by to see your list.*
The Timely Death Trilogy by Shannon A. Thompson. I've read the first two books in this trilogy. Then Ms. Thompson's original publisher went out of business and the third book was not published under them. After she signed with a new publisher for the trilogy, it still took a little while for the third book to be released, and by the time it was, my TBR was much longer and I have just not found the time to get to the final book yet.
The Sensations Collection by L.B. Dunbar - There are 5 books in this series, and I have read two of them (#2 and #4). I really enjoy Ms. Dunbar's writing style and even own the rest of the books in this series, but somehow I just haven't found any time to read them. This is particularly egregious because I will be seeing L.B. Dunbar at Book Bonanza in less than a month.
The Outlier series by Daryl Banner - There are currently three books in this series and I've only read the first. This actually makes me rather sad because the dystopian world Mr. Banner created is amazingly detailed...of course that means that his books are a bit on the big side, so it's even harder to find the time to read them. He is another author I will be seeing at Book Bonanza.
The Fish Tales by Suanne Laqueur - This is a four book series and I've finished reading three of them. The author is super mean to her characters though, so reading her books is emotionally taxing, which makes it slow going. I've made progress on this series this year though by listening to the audiobooks. I feel particularly bad about having not finished this series already though, because I kept accepting review copies from Ms. Laqueur even though I hadn't finished the previous books (after the first one that is). But she's a saint and kept sending them in spite of me being a garbage human being.
The Knitting in the City series and The Winston Brothers series both by Penny Reid - I am a member of The Sharks of Awesome, Penny Reid's reader group, and the other members of the group are always going on about the different men from these books, and I feel kind of left out. I realize it's my own fault for not finding/making the time to read the books, so these are two series I definitely need to finish reading.
The Summer Lake series by S.J. McCoy - There are 13 books in this series and I've read one of them (book #4). I really enjoyed it, and it's definitely the type of series I'd seek out if I wanted to read contemporary romance, I just don't often get the urge to read contemporary romance. Here is another situation where I've been offered several review copies because Ms. McCoy is a sweetheart, but I managed to exercise some self-restraint and decline them. But the next time I'm in the mood for a good, sweet romance, I'll know where to go.
The Hangman's Daughter series by Oliver Pötzsch - I read the first book in this series for book club several years ago. I super loved it and have bought all the subsequent books in the series, but I haven't cracked a single one of them. I will probably find myself drawn to these books when I start to really miss Germany because that's where they're set. This is a series I definitely need to continue though.
The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica A. Roth - I read Divergent and then nothing else (because I started blogging and for quite some time felt like I couldn't pick my books anymore and had to only read books that were sent to me for review). It's a series that I really need to finish, so I can finish watching the movies. I also know that a lot of people were not happy with the ending of this series, so I kind of need to finish reading it so I can decide how I feel about it.
The Riven Wyrde Saga by Graham Austin-King - This is a trilogy and I've read the first two books from it. I'm not sure what happened and why I haven't read the third, but I need to. And that's really all there is to it.
So there you have it. 10 series that I feel a strong need to finish...just not strong enough to start working on it right this minute.
So what are some series that you need to finish or that you have given up on, whichever you are more inclined to answer. - Katie
*If you're stopping by from the linkup, please leave a link to your post below so I can stop by to see your list.*
Your mention of The Hangman's Daughter series has reminded me that this is a series I really want to continue reading as well. Nice to meet a fellow can of the books! It didn't occur to me to include it in my own list: https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-series-id-like-to-finish-some-day/
ReplyDeleteIt started off so strong with the first book...I'm kind of mad at myself that that's all I've read so far. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteThis is such a wonderfully diverse set of recs and series! And I don't know most of them, so some new titles to explore!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have very eclectic taste in books. Makes it easy for me to find something I want to read though.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
The last Divergent books was yeah.....not great.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-165/
See, it's comments like that that make me hesitant to continue...but then I also kind of want to know why people are saying that...But I'm not a quitter...at least not exactly. LOL.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
I have a very hard time giving up on series as well. I feel like I need to find out what happens to the characters I've come to know! However, I do have a small list of series that I made the decision to walk away from. Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteRight?! It's just so hard to say goodbye! Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteYou really should finish Divergent, but the movies are so much different. I figure movie 1 is about 75% like the book, movie 2 is about 50% like the book, and movie 3 is about 25% like the book.
ReplyDeleteI hated the ending (chapter 50 on) but I decided not to believe it. That's how I ended up getting into fanfiction, because there are quite a few people out there that have written alternative endings that are better :-)