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?
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.
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