tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post807232343909644177..comments2024-03-21T16:50:09.350-04:00Comments on So Obsessed With: I'm Series-ly AddictedHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-40906760505688671372013-05-28T18:50:42.461-04:002013-05-28T18:50:42.461-04:00So happy to have another series addict around!So happy to have another series addict around!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-45241818044067945172013-05-28T18:50:31.528-04:002013-05-28T18:50:31.528-04:00Thank you! I've read a bunch of books that sho...Thank you! I've read a bunch of books that should have been One & Done - I just talked myself into giving them another chance and read book two! I'm trying to get better at just being done with a series if I don't like the first book. And aren't we all dying for a Triple Platinum?! :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-48708772869931718172013-03-31T01:01:50.495-04:002013-03-31T01:01:50.495-04:00You basically took all my feelings and put it quit...You basically took all my feelings and put it quite eloquently in a post. I'm a series addict too! <br /><br />Awesome post :DLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396300639992346053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-12047797385942607392013-03-25T20:06:58.790-04:002013-03-25T20:06:58.790-04:00Awesome post!
I have experienced One&Done quit...Awesome post!<br />I have experienced One&Done quite a lot. Third Times the Charm sounds like a great feeling, but I'm one of those who only give two chances to a book, at max. <br />The hope for that miracle called Triple Platinum is why I still read series :)<br /><br />Caycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878030813967203887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-61478074294029628412013-03-24T22:21:23.527-04:002013-03-24T22:21:23.527-04:00Nooo, the book two that I was reading at this time...Nooo, the book two that I was reading at this time is not that same one! It's a new release that I have FOR REVIEW, oh goodness! <br /><br />I just did a little post the other day about a few of the series that are finishing up this year that I'm finally gonna read. Asheley T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03908795522290889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-9743905977167909772013-03-24T17:23:57.430-04:002013-03-24T17:23:57.430-04:00It's so lame that Blogger didn't keep your...It's so lame that Blogger didn't keep your comment that first time. So frustrating!<br /><br />I'm like you - I enjoy stand-alone novels, but I'm not begging for more of them like a lots of readers seem to be. If a book makes sense as a series, I'm excited to get to spend all that time with the characters and the world. I think that's really what it hinges on for me - whether or not there's enough story for it to be split up into a series. I do get frustrated when I read a series that just seems to be dragged out for no real reason.<br /><br />Woohoo for the fabulousness of lady BritBrit :)<br /><br />I'm a lot like you when it comes to finishing a series. If I loved book one, I still feel invested in finding out what happens - even if I didn't really care for book two. Is the one you're currently disappointed in the one we've been discussing over email?<br /><br />I love that a factor for your enjoyment is whether or not a series is discussable! That's such a great point. If a series doesn't make you want to talk about it with other readers! Otherwise, where's the fun in getting invested in the series?!<br /><br />I know what you mean about not being very quick to DNF a series after the first book. I could actually think of a TON of series examples for "On One Hand" which is when I may have liked and disliked certain things about a book. In that case, I usually want to finish the series but may not feel compelled to finish it any time soon. Like, I'll continue the series if I spot the book at the library but am not racing to put a hold on the book or buying it for my Kindle.<br /><br />There are a TON of book threes coming out this year. That makes me so happy :)<br /><br />And thank you, lady :) Since writing more discussion posts was one of my goals for the year, this makes me really happy. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-57683326464226751052013-03-24T17:16:13.196-04:002013-03-24T17:16:13.196-04:00Yeah, I'm often more like you! Once I get two ...Yeah, I'm often more like you! Once I get two books in, it's VERY hard for me to stop. I feel the same way - like I HAVE to finish them to know what happened. But I'm trying to be better and just get those from the library or borrow from a friend. I don't need to buy a series that I'm not really into.<br /><br />I've wondered about that series. I haven't read it yet, mostly because I just couldn't decide if it's something I'd like. I've read a few chapters and didn't feel compelled to keep reading, so maybe I'll pick them up one day if I see them at the library. Otherwise, I'm in no hurry to buy them.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-77618944119407354292013-03-24T13:39:01.203-04:002013-03-24T13:39:01.203-04:00Glad you enjoyed the titles, examples and the gifs...Glad you enjoyed the titles, examples and the gifs! <br /><br />And I love that you gave me some examples of books that fell into each category for you!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-93198124947321032013-03-24T13:37:46.747-04:002013-03-24T13:37:46.747-04:00Haha yay! Glad you love BritBrit too :)Haha yay! Glad you love BritBrit too :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-54894004509680763332013-03-24T13:37:30.127-04:002013-03-24T13:37:30.127-04:00Haha so glad you love it! Yeah, The Pledge was SO ...Haha so glad you love it! Yeah, The Pledge was SO disappointing. I bought it, which was actually the only reason I even finished reading it. <br /><br />Glad you totally agree and enjoyed <3<br /><br />Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-61640650187425993752013-03-24T13:36:42.300-04:002013-03-24T13:36:42.300-04:00Glad you liked all the gifs AND that you can relat...Glad you liked all the gifs AND that you can relate to all the different types of feelings for series :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-77513890082955584562013-03-24T13:36:04.118-04:002013-03-24T13:36:04.118-04:00Yayyyy! You nailed it - series are such a dilemma ...Yayyyy! You nailed it - series are such a dilemma for that very reason! It can fall apart so quickly, and it can also totally get its act together and make you fall in love.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-52950042427316108352013-03-24T13:34:56.292-04:002013-03-24T13:34:56.292-04:00Yay! So glad you love the post & thanks for th...Yay! So glad you love the post & thanks for the kind words :) I know what you mean about the whole "it will get better next time" attitude. I'm trying to get better about recognizing if it's really worth the time! And yeah, if went ahead and bought them all, I'd definitely feel like I HAD to read them.<br /><br />I agree on series dragging on - I love that trilogies are becoming more popular. I do, however, hate books that should have been a single book being turned into a trilogy. Then it feels like they're just trying to make more money off the concept/series.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-45644878710802343592013-03-24T13:32:09.268-04:002013-03-24T13:32:09.268-04:00Yayyyy! Glad you love this post :)
And you're...Yayyyy! Glad you love this post :)<br /><br />And you're right, I totally should have added a series like that! I'm torn on those - you want to see how it ends, but you can alos tell it's dragging on and on. Such a dilemma!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-24192304595928747972013-03-24T13:31:11.185-04:002013-03-24T13:31:11.185-04:00Haha! I love that you DNF books quite easily - I&#...Haha! I love that you DNF books quite easily - I'm trying to get better at it. I usually force myself to continue on, even though there is little hope that my feelings for the book will change. It's even worse when it's a series. WHY do I feel like I must continue?!<br /><br />I could think of a lot of example for One & Done. For some of them, I don't even know that I'm completely done (like I might continue if I find book two at the library) but I'm definitely not buying them.<br /><br />On One Hand/Two Wrongs is where I'm trying to get better at just walking away. I still feel compelled to finish a series out sometimes (if it's three books, but definitely not if it's more than that).<br /><br />VAMPIRE ACADEMY! Love, love love. Yep, those followed by Two Legit are usually the Triple Platinum. How could they not be?!<br /><br />I love that you know exactly what I mean about not liking the third as much OR liking the third the most. YAYYY!<br /><br />Totally coherent and such great examples!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-71712509832686934422013-03-24T13:24:29.072-04:002013-03-24T13:24:29.072-04:00Oh, I really love that you outlined how you typica...Oh, I really love that you outlined how you typically read series. <br /><br />I agree on what you do if you love the first book, even if the second is so-so. Usually I hold out hope that the next/last book will be just as awesome as the first book was!<br /><br />Haha! Cracking up that you included Fallen. I work with someone who loves the books and loaned them to me, so I read them because of her. I hated them but kept reading because I felt like I HAD to read them.<br /><br />Also, love your point about the library! I'm way more likely to continue a so/so series if I can find it at the library. That way I can see what happens but didn't have to pay for it AND feel so no guilt if I just stop reading for some reason.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-29024795103483214822013-03-24T12:36:01.425-04:002013-03-24T12:36:01.425-04:00Yeah, that's where I'm torn on series. I r...Yeah, that's where I'm torn on series. I really do love them for the most part, but I HATE more than anything when a book is dragged out into multiple books when it really could have been one. That's actually something that can cause me to stop reading a series - if I feel like everything is being dragged out just to extend it into more books.<br /><br />I love when authors continue the series/world but do so with different characters. I think it makes it funt o be able to stay in that world but NOT get tired of any characters/storylines.<br /><br />I haven't read any of Cassandra Clare's books, but I haven gotten that impression of reviews I've read.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-86209953528912854762013-03-24T12:33:03.250-04:002013-03-24T12:33:03.250-04:00So glad you enjoyed :) Haha! So glad you enjoyed :) Haha! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-38523021197631295202013-03-24T12:32:39.688-04:002013-03-24T12:32:39.688-04:00Thanks - so glad you enjoyed! Yeah, I was able to ...Thanks - so glad you enjoyed! Yeah, I was able to think of a bunch of examples for "On One Hand." I think I'm more likely to continue if I can find the second book at the library, but not if I have to buy it.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-19311341971343778702013-03-24T12:14:53.372-04:002013-03-24T12:14:53.372-04:00I'm the kind of person that once I get at leas...I'm the kind of person that once I get at least two books into a series, I have to finish it. For example, the Pretty Little Liars series was supposed to stop at 8 books, and I read and really liked them all, but now the series is going up to 14 books or something crazy like that. I really want to stop reading them because they're not that good anymore, but I just HAVE to finish them!<br /><br />One series for me that started out okay and then crashed and burned is the Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater. I thought Shiver was so-so, Linger I was bored with, and Forever I just plain did not like. I know I'm kind of in the minority there, but I just did not like that series!Chloe @ YA Booklover Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967810677731923851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-17782954198296887352013-03-18T17:48:51.003-04:002013-03-18T17:48:51.003-04:00Okay I'm back for round two of trying to make ...Okay I'm back for round two of trying to make my comment stick here!! <br /><br />I LOVE series. I'm not one of the people that rejoice when the world offers a standalone book, although I find nothing wrong with that at all. To me, there's just something fun about a long-standing story that reaches across a long time that makes me really excited. That being said, I love the way you've broken it down and despite the fabulousness of the lady BritBrit, there is really something to be said here for what you've written. <br /><br />First of all, I am currently reading a book two that I am not loving at all. Like, it is pretty much not good. But I really loved book one! So where does that leave me? I will certainly want to see how the series ends because I feel invested enough in the characters after two books, but doggone it, I'm just unhappy with how stupid they've been in this entire second book (not mentioning it here because it is fairly recent/new and don't want to spoil). Very disappointing to me, particularly since most of the series #2 books I've read this year have been winners. <br /><br />My best series are, without a doubt, The Chemical Garden series by Lauren DeStefano and The Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness - this comes not necessarily in ONLY the storytelling but also in how discussable the books are, which is a big important factor in deciding which series to read/continue with for me. Books are meant to be enjoyed, and part of enjoying them is reading them along with people, etc. <br /><br />I don't often have series that I DNF after one book - perhaps I am not as quick to pick up the second book, or the third book, but I'm not very quick to just shrug the series off for good if I've become invested in them. I supposed I am so gullible in my believe that people (and also characters) can be redeemed and therefore I should give them that chance?? I don't know. Perhaps I'm just a good judge of what I think I'll like? <br /><br />At any rate, most of the examples that I can think of fall into the "I've read two of the books, and the third book is coming within the next year" category - I haven't loved them all as much as I've loved Unravel Me or some of the others, but I'm not quick to give up on them. <br /><br />Perhaps this is another one of my reading quirks. <br /><br />FANTASTIC post, H. You do have the best discussions! Asheley T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03908795522290889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-64457384882726906842013-03-17T22:01:16.108-04:002013-03-17T22:01:16.108-04:00I really love the Britney GIFs-they really make th...I really love the Britney GIFs-they really make the post for me as I just stared at her for a bit before reading your great observations about these steps through series.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-46301562976023647902013-03-17T09:38:44.091-04:002013-03-17T09:38:44.091-04:00Haha loved this post!
I'm still interested in ...Haha loved this post!<br />I'm still interested in reading the second book of The Pledge but I agree - I was pretty disappointed with it. I wanted SO much more from it :( <br />Okay, I actually can't go through each book one by one because let's face it - I agree with you on almost EVERYTHING <3 I loved this post! It was so much fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133612131488048932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-91752733633554796032013-03-15T11:44:56.509-04:002013-03-15T11:44:56.509-04:00So many different types of series! i'll admit ...So many different types of series! i'll admit I never thought of them this way, but there are definitely series books that I love from the first book to the last, and then others where the first book rocks and the next book sucks, or series where it starts off strong and has a weak ending. Really, the combinations are endless! I love all the gifs you picked ... they were perfect! Kristilyn (Reading In Winter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12401451485460760416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-65888983883124417122013-03-15T07:27:52.872-04:002013-03-15T07:27:52.872-04:00All the feels! I love how you titles the categorie...All the feels! I love how you titles the categories and thank YOU for all the examples you mentioned, it makes all the more sense. <br /><br />For me, <i>One & Done</i> hasn't really happened yet, or maybe it has with Silver and Glitch. I recently experienced <i>On One Hand...</i> when I read Unremembered but I loved Pivot Point and Divergent in a big <i>One Fell Swoop</i> way. I'm pretty inexperienced when it comes to <i>Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right</i>, <i>Terrible Twos</i> and <i>Third Wheel</i> but <i>"Two" Legit to Quit</i> happened to me with Matched and Angel Creek series. Seeing as there are tons of series I have yet to read the third book of, <i>Three Strikes & You're Out</i> is out. However, a recent <i>Third Times the Charm</i> and <i>Triple Platinum</i> is The Hunger Games trilogy.<br /><br />So these days I just really find myself either in On One Hand... or in One Fell Swoop category a lot since I've been starting a lot of series.<br /><br />Great job with the post, Hannah! And those Britney gifs are hilarious =DSanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09297915931078500505noreply@blogger.com