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karen perry

karen perry

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Trilogy's/series

Is it only me that has a hard time with them when they leave a gap in writing them,I picked up the 3rd of guardian angels which I loved the other 2 ANC the 2nd of Sylvia days bared to you ant can't get into either and found it with other sequels like divergent haven't picked up insurgent cause I never can seem to remember what happened in first
 
I know what you mean Karen - if it is too long a gap between publication I like to re-read the previous book just to remind myself what it was. But I much prefer reading a series all in a row, no breaks :)
 
I usually won't even read a book of a series until they are all available so I can read them one after the other. I have no memory for the amount of books I read and have to re-read if I take a break between books in a series. :)
 
I have the same problem. I have started rereading the last few chapters of the previous book, or if that doesn't work, rereading the whole thing.
 
I do like to read them one right after another too. For instance, I read Divergent when it came out and could hardly put it down and was so excited for Insurgent, but I spent most of Insurgent being so confused because I couldn't remember everything that happened in the first book. I think I will wait now until the last book is out and then start again from the beginning.
 
I just finished the Bared to You and Reflected in You and it sucks that I have to wait til next year for the third book. I will probably read them again when the third is released.
 
Oh...and I also hate that the JD Robb books only come out in hardback first with the paperbacks following like three months later. I don't want hardback! LOL!
 
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I have this exact same problem. I have found that if I skim the book summaries and reviews at Goodreads it helps refresh my memory a bit, but I still feel a little lost if it's been a year or so between books. I've had better luck waiting for series to be over, but that's not possible for really long series (like Stephanie Plum or JD Robb)
 
I end up rereading the book again when the sequel comes out. I cannot go that far inbetween. I never read Insurgent either. Did not feel like rereading Divergent so just have not done it. lol
 
thats the trouble i have that many books on my to read list that it begrudges me to go back and read the last one lol,i just havent got the time.maybe i should stop reading series till they are all out
 
No don't do that Karen .... sometimes its good to wait :)

My all time favourite series (apart from LOTR) is Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series which I have been reading since 1990 and the series isn't finished yet! Mind you the poor guy passed away a few years ago so it's not HIS fault ...... Brandon Sanderson has been writing the final 3 books with the LAST installment due out very soon. I think after all this time I am going to be heartbroken that it is finally over .... I've been reading these books nearly half my life! I HAVE to read the book before because teh plot is so complicated its hard to remember who is on whose side for the final battle!
 
I know what you mean, I've read Insurgent and Divergent and think I might have to re-read Divergent before the last book. I also am waiting for the next book in the Immortal Instruments series and now I started another series, the first book called Enclave. I think there's 2 books in this series so far, but not sure if it's only a triology or if there's more to come. At the same time, I'm really enjoying getting to know my characters and love series because of this.
 
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Problem is, if the author is a mid-lister, if the books aren't selling like the publisher thinks they should, they cancel the series--they're like a network that way. I've had two series cancelled on me like that. Fortunately so far, one of the writers has found a new publisher who has published the last book in the series (a light, very fun New York/Texas magic series). The other, far as I know, hasn't found a publisher to continue his excellent series (20,000 Palaces series by Harry Connolly). At least it was left off at a decent place.

So if I'm into a series, I buy it as it comes out, if it's a new series.
 
I'm the same. I didn't read twilight till they were all out. Same with the fever series. I hate when I read one and love it and then have to wait, so I just don't read them in advance anymore.
 
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