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The last book I read in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series was The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection which is book no. 13 in the series by Alexander McCall Smith. Book number 23 is due to be released this year. Just a little bit behind then.
The last book I read in the Play by Play series by Jaci Burton was Quarterback Draw which is book no. 9 in the series. It does look as though the series has ended at book no. 14. This is especially strange given that this was one of the few contemporary series I was reading a few years ago. Now I am reading lots! Just not sports ones!
I used to wait with great excitement for the next Diana Gabaldon book to come out. I would buy it as soon as I saw it in the shops. I still haven't bought the latest book in the Outlander series let alone read it!
I listened to the first two books in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy on audio. Goodness knows when I will get to the third one.
This is another trilogy where I have read the first two books in the trilogy and meant to read the third one, Ambulance Girls At War by Deborah Burrows. I did borrow this book from the library at least twice but still didn't read it.
I read and loved Dear Banjo by Sasha Wasley, the first book in the Daughters of the Outback trilogy, a few years ago. Still haven't read the other two books in the series. I have bought other books by Wasley since then too!
I have read the first 18 books in the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr at least twice. So why haven't I read the last book that was released a couple of years ago yet.
I have read a lot of books by Lisa Kleypas over the years. The last book I read in The Ravenels series was the third book, Devil in Spring. There are now seven books in the series. One of the issues is that I just don't read a lot of historical romance any more.
I have read the first 3 books in the Study series by Maria VSnyder twice, including a couple of years ago when I read them in anticapation of moving onto the next book in the series. Still haven't read the next book which is sometimes referred to as the first book in the Glass trilogy or as part of the bigger overall series, Chronicals of Ixia.
A series that I really can't understand why I stopped reading is the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters. I loved them so much. I read up to The Golden One, book 14, and then just stopped. I feel like I would have to reread a lot of them before I could pick up the next next book in the series. The series ended up being 20 books long.
Do you ever just stop reading a series without meaning to?
Good for you for knowing your limits!
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Well, I am not suggesting that I deliberately stopped reading. It just happened.
DeleteSometimes I do stop reading a series without meaning to, purely because with so many other books to read I just forget about them - sad, I know. But doing posts like this reminds me of them. But there are series I have deliberately decided to stop - the Maisie Dobbs books by Jacqueline Winspear for example, as I found them becoming formulaic - just my opinion, other people love them.
ReplyDeleteMaisie Dobbs is another series that I have stopped reading too.
DeleteI understand your post perfectly. And it doesn't help when it's sometimes 2 years between books so I've lost the thread of what's been happening. There are multiple series where I've read 2 of the 3 and just can't find the interest to finish it. Like you said, other books just keep moving in front! One that I consciously quit reading is the Reacher series by Lee Child - talk about formulaic! I was ready for something new. Great post.
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https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/ttt-series-i-want-to-finish
I haven't read any of the Reacher books! Can't see myself starting them at this point either Terrie.
DeleteYes, I have done this with series, too. One of them was the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
ReplyDeletethere are a lot of books in that series Deb!
DeleteThe title of your post made me laugh because I SOOOO relate. There are tons of series that I'm stuck in the middle of and just haven't kept going for no particular reason. The Amelia Peabody series is one (although I've been re-reading it on audio lately). OUTLANDER is another. I enjoyed the first book and just never picked up the next one. Now it's been too long and I would have to re-read OUTLANDER in order to continue so...yeah. I totally get this phenomenon :)
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The Amelia Peabody books on audio are so awesome Susan!
DeleteI've definitely stalled reading series without meaning too: I started the Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman years ago, it's five years later and I still haven't read the second book. I fully intend to, I just haven't got around to it. I also stalled on Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy after the second book because I found it disappointing.
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I think we all have done it at some point!
DeleteI am with you on Gabaldon - I love the first three books but then they became too long, too much rape (or threats of rape), too many diapers, etc. I didn't read the third Mantel because I knew what was going to happen and the second book was good but very depressing. I got bored by the Precious books midway through the first one! Like Margaret, I felt that Maisie Dobbs became too formulaic, also I went to hear the author speak and I found her very condescending. However, sometimes there are series that I forget about. I really like Linda Castillo's mysteries but forgot about them for 4-5 year. It was nice to catch up when I remembered!
ReplyDeleteWhen I talk about Outlander to friends I saw that the first 4 are lots of great story with a bit of filler. The next ones are lots of filler with bits of great story.
DeleteI have also stopped reading several series whose first books I enjoyed. I guess other books called to me away.
ReplyDeleteExactly Harvee!
DeleteI ran out of steam with the Phryne Fisher books. I probably read half of them before petering out.
ReplyDeleteThat's another series I have lost track of over the years Brona.
DeleteYou have mentioned a few series I am unfamiliar with and would like to check out. There was a time, I think before blogging, where I read every single book about Australia I could get my hands on. Fiction, nonfiction, travel guides....I wish I had recorded my reviews.
ReplyDeleteBut that's not the topic here!! I just saw a series you mentioned that I'd probably like (Daughters of the Outback series).
I ran out of steam on the Gabaldon books. I too would purchase her latest as soon as it came out and that last one, ugh. She rehashed so much material in the last book I would have felt ripped off if I'd parted with money.
I am sure I will get to it in due course but I will have my expectations set appropriately Tina
DeleteThis is a great post! Especially for us readers/writers who put pressure on ourselves to read EVERY book in a series, lol. Nice to know a blogger like yourself can't read all the things all the time. I totally hear ya! I want to read so many, Cadfael, Penman's Welsh princes, etc. there are just too many and that's okay. Read what we feel, right?
ReplyDeleteThose readers who put pressure on ourselves to read every book in a series and in order!
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