I love discovering new books, I love getting into them, blissfuly ignorant that it’s part of a series (either, because I did not pay attention or because my brain just chose to ignore that fact).
Yet, it has come to my attention that I am kind of the worst at keeping up with them. Basically, I forget they are part of a series altogether, cry when I get to that end-cliffhanger, scream I need to get the new book as soon as I can, then promptly get distracted by other shiny new books and…. just, never buy it.
Then, one day comes where I suddenly remember that series I fell in love with and said I needed to continue right away and get the next book. Or my sister screams at me “what the actual f* are you doing, I need to know what happens next, get that book right this second” and obviously, because I am slightly scared, I do. (We are a happy family, I promise).
Then, if it’s not a dulology, but a trilogy, that scenario starts up again and again. What I mean here is: it takes me years to finish a series. By the way, I’m talking about series that are already released, done and everything, not about the series we actually wait for a thousand years, just enough time for our bookworm memories to forget everything.
So, I kind of suck at keeping up with series, somehow. Today, in order to remind myself that I really still very much want to get to these books, I decided to take a look at my goodreads TBR and Read shelves and make a list.
Watch me make this list and promptly forget about all of these books afterwards. Oops. No, seriously, feel free to scream at me and tell me which of these I need to get to right this very second.
? Young adult series that are done, over, finished, but… apparently I’m late
Legend, Marie Lu
I can’t recall if Legend, or The Young Elites was my first Marie Lu book. Or maybe it was Warcross? Either way, Marie Lu is a freaking genius. I remember not being totally convinced by the world-building in that first book, but I still very much LOVED this and I apparently need to read the rest of it all because it’s terrible. In a good way. I can’t wait.
The Young Elites, Marie Lu
While I’m on the Marie Lu topic, well…. I seem to start her book series and never end them and what the heck, I KNOW I am very mad right now??? I was pleasantly surprised by that one and I think the second one is meh, the third one is incredible and will break my heart and we all know I’m totally here for this.
This Savage Song, V.E. Schwab
Shout out to Kat, my perfect book advisor for that one. Out of my comfort zone, yet I loved it so much more than I thought I would. I actually have a GOOD reason for not getting to Our Dark Duet just yet. I know how this ends because I got spoiled and I AM SO MAD. (Also, not ready to read that. But I want tooooo).
The Girl From Everywhere, Heidi Heilig
I had such a fun time reading this gorgeous and very original book. Loved the concept, the friendships, KASH. I’m very, very curious to get to the sequel at some point and hope it will be just as cool.
Illuminae, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
So…. yeah. I haven’t read Obsidio just yet. I don’t know if I am, or ever will be emotionally ready for that one, but I honestly really, really want to read it and see how this all ends. I just maybe want someone to read it with me, or be able to hide under covers all-the-time-because-me-very-scared-okay.
The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi
I don’t know if that counts as a series, because from what I’ve gathered, the second book i sort of a companion novel? Anyway. I’ve read this book a couple weeks ago and I really had a great time with it, I kind of fell in love with the author’s writing as a whole and definitely want to give the companion-novel-sequel a try!
? Young Adult series that are still going on, but I need to read as soon as I can
An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir
Is it me cheating, because that series is not done just yet? Let’s say it’s not. I only read the first book in the series and… well, it was quite something. It was intense and unique and I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would, despite the violence in that one. I am really impatient to see what happens next, but I also might need moral support to read that because I feel terrible things coming on.
Warcross, Marie Lu
Basically, this post is an ode to Marie Lu and I’m not even sorry. I’m falling in love with this author okay. I knooooow that Wildcard isn’t released just yet, but WITH HOW WARCROSS ENDED and everything else I just need to get my hands on that next book okaaaaaaaaaay I am way too impatient???
Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Ayedemi
Okay let’s continue on cheating here, because apparently I also start new series that are not finished just yet and #oops. I loved Children of Blood and Bone more than I thought I would. I was terrified because of all the hype, but I wasn’t disappointed, on the contrary. I was almost obsessed with how brilliant this was. I NEED THE NEXT BOOK now please and thank you very much.
This Mortal Coil, Emily Suvada
I recently screamed about this debut, but apparently I am not done screaming about it? Sorry? I’m not really sorry though,I just honestly wish more people would scream about this book and love it and shout it out loud. It was SUCH a brilliant one keeping me on the edge of my seat and the sequel releases this October. I usually don’t like that time of the year, but for this book, I WILL LOVE IT.
There are probably tons of book series that I am forgetting here, but my memory only goes this far and… I guess it’s best if I don’t think of more books. I might want to run and hide, because my TBR is already way too massive and I shouldn’t add more books to it overall…. Or remember more of them I have forgotten up until right now. OR SHOULD I.
Do you manage to keep up with series, or not? Do you buy the next book right away or the series all at once, when it’s a finished series?
Are there any of these books or series you’ve read and want to continue? Which one would you like or recommend me to read next? Do you have AWESOME book series to suggest that I might be sleeping on? Let me know in comments!
Perhaps it’ll ease your mind to know all the books mentioned above are books we’ve either started or need to start!!
At least all readers (we hope) can say it’s hard to keep up with books in general let alone series! Lol?
Ahah I completely get that – there are so many books, we can’t possibly keep up with everything anyway ? I wish we could ??
A reader can only hope/dream! ??
I don’t follow series/ trends or books that I should be reading now. Since it’s not a race I am taking my time enjoying them
It’s definitely not a race and as long as you’re enjoying what you’re reading, that’s what matters 🙂
Damn, I’m the same!
First of all, This Mortal coil is a series!?!? Whaat!? Lol… i didn’t realize…
I haven’t read any of the ones you listed, but wanna read Warcross and Illumina. Planning to finish some older series i started, like The Dominion trilogy… i even own book #3, but still… nope ?
Yees the sequel releases this October. I CAN’T WAIT, I loved the first one so much!
I hope you’ll love Warcross and Illuminae whenever you can get around to reading them! And… I get it, sometimes I guess even if we own the book, it’s just… not the right time, somehow? ? but the time will come! hopefully??
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
Well it’s touch and go with me Marie! Some series I binge read and fiish everythign in one or two weeks (provided every book is already published) others I forget I loved them like you do. But usually it rather happens for series not yet finished. I need to read Tower of Dawn (but don’t know if it is a necessity or not before reading Kingdom of Ashes) and Reaper at the Gate 😉
Oh I find it amazing that you are able to binge-read series, I never buy them all in one-go, and… somehow I feel like I need breaks or somemthing, in between, to enjoy the series as a whole? I am a bit weird maybe, probably, haha 🙂
I hope you’ll love Reaper At The Gate, heard amazing things about it so far 😀
Happy reading! And thank you SO much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
There are several on your list that ai need to read the next book as well! Some, I can’t wait-like Warcross. Loved that book and will read the next quickly. I think it helps that the book was so easy to read? Star Touched was gorgeous but I struggled with it. I’m not sure I will read the second but I know if I do I will love her writing again. I gave up on Sabaa Tahir’s series and really liked the first novel! I just didn’t like where the characters were going even thpugh I liked that world. gaaagh! You made me think of all of these again. I may hate you for this! Lol. Just kidding..
Oh yes, Warcross was AMAZING and so easy and quick to read, I loved it SO much! I can’t wait to read the sequel either, especially after that ending.
Oh no I’m sorry to hear you gave up on Sabaa Tahir’s books … maybe you’ll want to give them another try? 😛 I’m sorry haha I’m here to make you doubt your bookish choices, I am the wooorst haha I’m so sorry!! In the end, you should follow your gut, there are so many books to be read, you should read the ones that you want to the most 😀
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment!! <3 <3
I am forever that one outsider who did not like Legend. I banned that book to the darkest corners of my shelf, even though I can’t even explain what it was that I didn’t like about it now. I just remember really not liking it and being very angry with it haha
You seriously need to read Our Dark Duet. It’s like ripping off a bandaid, just do it!
Hahaha well I’d be really curious to know why you didn’t like it. I can’t recall – did you read anything else by Marie Lu or not yet? Are you planning to? 😀
YES I know I need to rip off that damn band aid. I will before the end of the year, I HAVE TO. You can remind me of it often haha 😛
I remember a lot of typos, which made it look cheap. I felt like I already knew the story and I didn’t like anyone. But again, it’s been a decade, I cannot remember the details.
I am not currently planning on reading any of the other books.
Ohhh okay, damn that’s annoying 🙁
I get it, why lose your time with books that you didn’t like, when there are just so many books to read 😀
I am so bad at keeping up with series too!
I’m so glad I’m not alone haha 😛
You are not alone in this, Marie! I still haven’t finished the Shades of Magic series xD I finally got a copy of Children of Blood and Bone, so that’s good! It’s so hard to keep up with a series especially with how many new ones are being released each month!
AHHH Cam! I hope you will be able to finish it soon – I promise it’s worth it, it’s emotional and such a good ending 😀
YAY! I hope you’ll love COBAB, for me it really deserved the hype, it’s such a good story <3
I know – it's way too hard to keep up with all the new book and the old ones we still want to read. We bookworms have a hard life haha 😛
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment!
OMG, we’re twins. I tend to avoid series because I either lose interest in them, or I forget everything that happened in the previous books while waiting for the next book. I need to continue with This Savage Song and Illuminae. I know I liked the first books in those series, but I don’t remember them and need to reread them before continuing.
Ahhh I’m glad I’m not the only one. My memory is the worst and I forgot almost everything when I get around to the next book and I hate it ?
I hope you’ll get to Our Dark Duet, I also really want to read that one, even if I got spoiled for it. The first book was so good!
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
I’ve heard amazing things about all of these and have only read illuminae and one of the others. I have a lot of series to actually start!
Ohhh, which ones would you like to start? 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by! 😀
This savage song, this mortal coil, and Warcross!
Ohhh great choices, love these so much 😀
I still need to finish so many of these series as well! ?
Aww I’m glad I’m not alone ? WE CAN DO THIS ?
Thank you so much for stopping by! <3
I absolutely love Legend, I think it’s the best YA dystopian 😀 I really want to start The Young Elites, but I never get the chance either. And I haven’t read A Crown of Wishes either, despite having the book for a while and enjoying TSTQ ?
I can’t wait to keep on going with it, I hope I’ll love it as much as you do 😀
Hahaha, there are some books we somehow take more time than usual to get to… I’m not sure why. Maybe we just aren’t, feeling it, at the moment? ? I hope you’ll get to read it soon 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
Great post, Marie! I feel like I don’t read much of series nowadays?? I pretty much read contemporaries exclusively, and those usually are just standalones. (Except for To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, in which case I did finish the whole series.) But if I ever get back into fantasy (which I will someday…I hope), I probably will be hopeless at finishing the series.?
Aww thank you so, so much Olivia! <3 I feel like I haven't been reading lots of series either, I'm much more in love with contemporaries, but… there are books I tend to start, then realize after that they're part of a series and then I'm mad ???
I'm certain that, if you get back into it, if you find THE series you'll love, you won't have any trouble finishing it 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
I’m the worst with series too!! I read Legend and never finished the series, so much so that I think of it as a standalone most of the time.
OH I think of it as a standalone as well, until I take a look at my TBR and remember it’s actually a series ??
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
I totally agree, sometimes keeping up with allll the series is so hard!
Too many books, too little time, right? ??
Thank you so much for stopping by! 😀
I have been shying away from series lately, but you have a few of my favorites up there (Legend, The Illuminae Files), which both had satisfying conclusions. I cried at the end of Midnight Star. I had so many emotions about that book. And YES! The ending of Warcross left me wanting Wildcard in my hands like yesterday. I have been rejected on NG and didn’t get to go to BEA/BookCon this year, so I will be waiting a little longer.
Oh I’m so glad you found the conclusion to these series satisfying! I feel like part of me is often scared to get to the next book, because… well, I want everything to have a satisfying conclusion overall. I’m glad it’s the case for these, maybe I’ll be a bit less scared to get to them now? ?
Well, we can wait together haha, I can’t WAIT to read Wildcard and to know what happens next 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
The girl from everywhere unfortunately wasn’t as good as I thought it would be… so I wouldn’t regret not reading that too much. Also I admit I haven’t started any of Marie Lus early series I’ve only read Warcross even though my sister begs me to and tells me I’d love the legend series ? great list and your not alone when it comes to not starts by popular series!!
Ohhh I hope you’ll get to read more of Marie Lu’s books, I loved everything I’ve read by her so far 🙂 I hope you will, too 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
Haha.. I haven’t read most of these either…. I only started blogging last year and that’s when I started to get to know about all these wonderful series… and I’m still playing catch up ??
There are so many books, we all are playing catch-up all the time, don’t worry about that ? I hope you’ve been having fun blogging so far! 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Yes I am… The last year blogging has been wonderful… Best part being discovering fellow bloggers who love talking about books as much as I do.. can’t do that in real life ???
I get that – it’s amazing how many amazing people we can find here and talk to about books all day long, I love it SO much 😀
I love it so much too ???
I am EXACTLY the same way. Like I just wrote a post about how it look me an entire year to pick up The Raven King. Why? I loved those books. Why would I not, then, get the final one when it is available to me?
I just never want it to be over.
I think the other issue for me when it comes to series is the second book is so often the weakest, so I don’t have the motivation to continue on all the way to the end. But it may also be the new shiny books thing you mentioned…
I 200% get that. I sometimes don’t want a series to be over, and I sometimes am way too nervous that the series won’t have a satisfying conclusion, somehow. It stresses me out a little bit, and there is something about getting to the last book of a series you love… well, sometimes you’re not quite ready to let go. 🙂
Oh yes – that middle book…. sometimes, it just makes you want to give up on a series altogether and I hate when that happens :/
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
Oh god I know. And the impending death of characters you love can be way too much to deal with. If I’m 90% certain someone dies I don’t pick up the next book because then they can LIVE instead. I refuse to live in the story where they don’t, haha.
Basically, I’m a huge wimp.
OH my god, you are not, I am the same way. I KNOW that something’s going to happen in Our Dark Duet and I am not ready to read that so I am not picking up the next book because I just don’t want THAT to happen ? I still want to read it, but I am very much in denial about everything ??
Two series that I would like to finish but never seem to find the drive for are the Divergent trilogy and The School for Good and Evil series (the first three books, anyway). I loved buying books ahead, as each new one in a series came out so that I could have them on hand to read. I’ve stopped doing that, mostly, as I’ve realized that there are a lot of series I probably won’t finish and could find at the library.
I haven’t really thought about ongoing series I haven’t finished because they usually do finish over the next couple years. On the other hand, some authors go years and years without finishing a series, and I can forget about it. Great post!
OH it’s amazing – and a great solution, too! – if you can get your books at the library. That way, if you’re not enjoying the books and sequels as much as you thought you would, well… you didn’t buy them? ?
I get that – sometimes author take a little while to complete a series and while that’s TOTALLY understandable, (I mean it would take me a billion years if I ever wrote a book series ??) well, we can forget about it, too.Or about everything that happened in the previous books haha.
Thank you so much for stopping by, Carrie! 😀
I’m really bad with starting series and not finishing them. I do want to start The Girl from Everywhere this year!
Glad I’m not the only one ? Oh, you should read it when you get the chance, I’d love to hear your thoughts on that one 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
Marie Lu really is a genius, the Legend trilogy is one of my favourites! I haven’t read any of her books since 2015 but I just got Warcross in the mail and I’m so excited because I know it’s gonna be a good one 😀
She really is, everything I have read from her, I have LOVED so far. I can’t wait to read more and more from her 😀 I hope you’ll LOVE Warcross as much as I did 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by! <3
I also read An Ember in the Ashes and I haven’t continued with the series, but honestly I’m really scared of what may happen in the next books. Still it’s such a good book and I need to get over my fear and keep reading this series. Another one that I only read the first book of is Legend, but I didn’t like it enough to read the rest of the books, even if sometimes I’m tempted because everyones says such a good things about that series.
Oh I get it – I feel like it’s going to get worse and worse for these poor main characters and… I’m nervous to read it, but also eager to know what happens next! 😀
Sometimes it’s hard to know if we want to continue a series, because everyone tells us to, or because we really want to – some time away to think about it certainly helps 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
I feel like this is the ULTIMATE struggle. There have been so many times when I’ve picked a book up not realizing its part of a series. I always feel like its the worst in particular when a book has just been released and you don’t know its part of a series, only for it to be announced a month or so after (eg – Children of Blood and Bone, Warcross, etc) which then adds even more books to my TBR list :’)
If a series is a trilogy or a duology I’m usually not too bad with keeping up with them, its the ones that have like… 5-7 books in the series that kill me every time xD
Oh yes – that’s the worst, when a new book releases, and it’s only after a month or so that you realize it’s actually part of a series and that there will be more to read. It’s half exciting and half frustrating ?
I get it – I don’t think I’m getting into series that are that long anymore… I’m just not made for this commitment, hahaha.
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It is SO DIFFICULT to keep up! There are new series coming up all the time, and all those standalones… This post reminds me I need the sequel of Passenger! xxx
I know right? It’s impossible to keep up with so many books ? Well, I guess we’ll get to the ones we really want to read, eventually 😀
Thank you my Sweechie! <3 <3
I know the feeling. There are not enough hours in the day to read everything on my list. My problem is I hate reading one chapter at a time. So much better to sit down and read the story from cover to cover. But who has time for that?
Haha I don’t know, I know I don’t have time to read one book cover to cover, unfortunately ? that would be THE DREAM!
Ahhh this post is so relatable, haha! I honestly cannot keep up with series either (I used to, but now I just get distracted by the sheer amount of standalone books in my TBR ??). I’m currently reading Warcross and OMG, it is such an amazing book! (I’m about halfway through it.) I’m blown away by Marie Lu’s writing, and I definitely want to read Legend or The Young Elites next.
Wishing you the best of luck in continuing these series!! I’ve heard so many amazing things about all of them. ?
Aww thank you so much, Dezzy, so happy you enjoyed it <3
I AM SO HAPPY you are loving Warcross! Also, I need to tell you, I am LOVING how you seem to love the same books as I do, it is AMAZING and makes me SO happy 😀
Thank you so much! <3 <3
Ahhhh I finished Warcross last night and I totally didn’t see the plot twists coming AT ALL!! And omg that ending; I need to read Wildcard already. ?
And haha that makes me really happy too! ? I always love chatting with you about books that we love. ?
AHHHHH. I’m so glad you loved it! AND that you didn’t see that twist coming, I did not either and I was kind of in shock haha. Thankfully you don’t have to wait for so long until Wildcard, I think it releases this September 😀 <3
I love it too SO much! <3
LOOL omg all the series I haven’t read yet that’s such a good idea for a post XD And you need to start THE YOUNG ELITES !! I love that series hahah 😀 And Illuminae, whenever you can get to it because you will be addicted giirll
OH YES please do a post like that Trang, I would LOVE to see all of the series you haven’t read, but that you want to read 😀
I need to continue The Young Elites, yes, I really enjoyed the first book, I really need to remember to get the next one sometime soon haha 😀
Thank youuu!! <3 <3
I’m the worst with series! Honestly most of the time I don’t even get around to reading them until they are all – or mostly – out and that’s just because I never found time to read them as they were coming out. hah I have read the first two Illuminae books but I still need to read the third, and I’d really like to re-read the first two so we’ll see when that all happens. And for The Lunar Chronicles (I know you didn’t mention this, but it’s a series I’ve been reading…), I’m FINALLY reading the final book, Winter, when it’s been out – and I’ve owned it – for years now. haha
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Oh I get it – sometimes I want to re-read the first book before getting into the second, but then… I forget or just want to get into the second book right away and I regret everything?
AHHHHHH I’m so happy you mentioned The Lunar Chronicles, it’s one of these series that I actually finished and I LOVE IT SO MUCH! I hope you’ll love the last book! 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Lauren! <3
You HAVE to finish Legend because it is 100% terrible in a good way! I remember finishing the entire series in high school and looking so distraught the day after because I was so shook and my heart was aching so much from the ending. I was telling all my friends to read it ?
Okay, wow, I’m all for these kind of emotions. I’m weird, am I? ?? You are making me even moooore impatient to read it though, knowing that it shook you so much haha. I hope I can get to it soon 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!! <3
I’m also SO terrible at following up with series’! I’ll read the first book and think ‘oh my goodness this is amazing I need the next book ASAP!!’ and then it’s five years later and I still haven’t read it… Oops? I did the same thing with Ember in the Ashes. Like you, I absolutely loved the first book (apparently I loved it so much I couldn’t even write a review to express my love so there’s that) and I have yet to read the second one. Really, I should just dedicate next year to finishing all the series’ I’ve started over the years and not get distracted by shiny new series’ being started.
Laura @BlueEyeBooks
Oh I’m so glad I’m not alone, that’s exactly what I do ?I get obsessed with a book, then forget about it for years somehow ? There are too many books out there, I get distracted haha.
YES YES. That’s definitely something we should do, challenge ourselves to actually finish these series before getting into new ones 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Laura! <3
I have the same problem! I kind of prefer standalones mainly because I forget and then by the time I am reminded I forgot everything that previously happened because I have the memory of a goldfish so I first have to re-read the previous book(s). It’s tiring.
Oh I’m exactly the same way, I forget everything about the previous book, but… I somehow keep on being stubborn and start the second book anyway. Sometimes, I regret it ?
Standalones are SO great, I much prefer them sometimes, less commitment, too haha 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Kaleena! <3 <3
I wish that there were more standalones in my preferred genres, I feel like everything is a series! It’s great to stay in a world longer but wah. Glad I am not the only one with a bad memory!
OH I get your frustration – expanding a world is GREAT, but sometimes… well, it’s not necessary at all, or at least things could be wrapped up in less books. It’s bothering :/
I’m awful at keeping up with series! I still need to catch up with the an Ember in the Ashes series, and start on Illuminae. Haha. Lovely post! ❤️
Ohh I hope you will start Illuminae, I’d love to hear your thoughts on that one! 😀
Thank you so much, Kelly! <3
You need to continue with an ember series!! It just gets better and darker!
I really, really want to – I am a bit scared, I don’t want bad things to happen, but I know it will ?? I WILL keep on reading it though, because I loved that first book! 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by!
hahaha! that’s why I haven’t read a reaper yet! because I’m afraid bad things will happen! this series is an emotional roller coaster!
sure! 3<
It really is, but… we all love a good emotional rollercoaster hahaha 😛
Reading this post made me realise I am equally behind in all of these great series hahaha.
I’ve been putting off reading Illuminae, An Ember in the Ashes and every Marie Lu book ever for so long that at this point I don’t know if I’ll ever get to them ahah ?
Hopefully listing these out will help you get back to demolishing all these series 😉
Well, at least we’re two? ?
What matters, I guess, is that you get to the books you really want to read 😀 Thank you so much! <3 <3
I am so much worse at series than I used to be. I hardly ever want to start new series and there are lots where I’m just missing the last book. But there is a good feeling when you get to the end. I finished Obsidio a few days ago and I can say this: it will be as bad as you think, but it will not be worse. It gets very chaotic towards the end, but that was sort of inevitable. Also, I think Gemina was maybe the best book? could just be me though. I never finished the Young elites because I stopped caring and tbh I didn’t like Our Dark Duet all that much. I’m sorry you got spoiled though!
Oh I’m so glad you enjoyed Obsidio! I really need to read that book soon, I hope I can get to it soon 😀
Oh I’m sorry you didn’t love Our Dark Duet – did you enjoy the first book better, or didn’t you enjoy the series as a whole? I’m curious 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, Shanti! <3
wonderful list Marie!
There are so many series that I need to start! The only one I have to complete is the Throne of Glass series.
Thank you so much! 😀 <3
I’m also terrible with finishing series so I relate to this more than Id like to admit hahaha
Hahaha I’m glad I’m not the only one ?
Thank you for your sweet comment! <3
YOU HAVE TO READ AN EMBER IN THE ASHES AND THIS SAVAGE SONG ? Also I loved Warcross haha!
I used to be awful when it came to reading series so last year I decided to finish all the ones I started – it took me months but I did it! Now I love to binge read series and try to read the sequel as soon as it comes out! It sure is hard to follow sometimes, like right now I have been avoiding series, but it’s still worth it!
I KNOW I DO, I can’t WAIT to continue with An Ember in the Ashes, I feel like this series will give me ALL the feels and I’m ready and not ready for it at the same time ?
I think it’s amazing that you’re so good at keeping up with series, you’re my role model haha, I should do that too, get them as soon as they are released <3
When it comes to series if I enjoy the first book I will then binge read everything by that author I can get my hands on! 😀 Some of these I’m surprised you’re able to resist picking up the next book.
I won’t be able to resist diving into Wildcard the second I have it in my hands (that ending!) and oh my god that sucks about Our Dark Duet! I would be so annoyed if someone spoiled the ending for me and not just because V.E. Schwab is one of my all-time favourite authors. I hope you manage to enjoy the book somewhat when you do pick it up. 🙂
I don’t feel you can ever be fully ready for Obsidio Marie, the best thing to do is dive in and accept the coming heartbreak rollercoaster! 😀
Great list, and I hope you enjoy these books when you get around to them (because you’ll be reading them one day right?!) 🙂 <3
I know, I am surprising myself as well – I guess I just get distracted by other books and, before I know it, months went by haha.
I can’t wait to get my hands on Wildcard and I hope it will be great! I’m still curious to read Our Dark Duet, but yeah, I am very sad that I know what happens 🙁
Thank you so, so much Beth! <3 Of course I will be reading them, even if it might take me a bit of time 😛
Well I can also understand being distracted by other books (I guess it’s one of the perils of being a mood reader!)
That’s all right, and whenever you do read them you know I’ll be eagerly awaiting your reviews! 🙂 ❤️
It’s very hard to keep up with all the series and I’ve a lot of backlisted series on my TBR shelf. I loved The Young Elites but I haven’t finished rest of the series yet. I also loved COBAB, The Star Touched Queen, and This Mortal Coil! I finished Illuminae Files and The Savage Song. I’m sorry that the ending got spoiled for you! They’re really the worst thing! I haven’t read Warcross but i’m planning to pick it up as soon as Wild Card Comes out.
Oh I’m so glad we have so many series we loved in common! 😀
I’m really disappointed that I know everything that happens in Our Dark Duet – well, I got spoiler the worst thing haha, I hate when that happens :/ I’m still determined to read it though 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Raven! <3
Series are such commitments for book bloggers! I feel that if I haven’t read the first book and the next one comes out, it gets put off for a while. Children of Blood and Bone is one that I hope to start someday, too. 😉
Oh I hope you’ll be able to read that one soon and that you will love it – I would love to know what you think once you’ve read it 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
I used to be so awesome at series, and then… I don’t know what happened? Blogging, I think, and too many of those new shinies. I finished the Legend series (you know, back before I was a mess) but only read The Young Elites even though I own every other Marie Lu book ever basically. I did finish The Girl From Everywhere and Illuminae. But all the others, I only read one of or havent even started, ugh! I DO need to read This Cruel Design ASAP though, so that can be one to cross off the list hah.
You know, I think one of the reasons I avoid them lately is because I have been SO disappointed with series finales lately? The umm two I mentioned above being two of them. Perhaps I just expect too much out of series? Who knows! I hope you get to read more of these sooN!
I feel like blogging has a good and bad side: on the good side, SO many new great books and, on the bad side: well, we can’t follow up on anything, because TOO MANY BOOKS EVERYWHERE haha 😛
AHHH I’m so glad you are excited about This Cruel Design, that means you loved This Mortal Coil, right? I loved this book so much more than I thought I would, it was so incredible. I can’t wait to read it either 😀
Oh I’m so sorry to hear that :/ but I get it – I know I tend to have sky-high expectations, especially for the last book in a series that I love.
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, Shannon! <3 <3
This was so interesting to read about because I’ve actually never had a hard time with keeping up with book series! I’m the kind of person who LOVES binge-reading an entire series if I can — usually I might even wait for a series to end so I can read all the books in one go. ? I don’t like having too much time go in between books in series, though, because then I feel like I’ve 1) forgotten everything, and 2) as a result, the plot twists, mysteries, or character development might not be as effective anymore.
I adored An Ember in the Ashes, but the sequel didn’t have the same wow factor for me ?(though one plot twist did manage to completely take me by surprise ?). Of course, Warcross was fantastic and I can’t wait for Wildcard too! Anyways, good luck with getting around to finishing these book series… however long that may take! ??
Oh that’s so amazing! I find that I have a hard time binge-reading series, I think because I am scared I won’t like the first book, so… I only buy the first book and then, I can’t necessarily get the second one right away and… then here I am hahaha.
I get it though and I wish I could and just managed to do that more often, because I know I forget almost everything that happens in the series, by the time I get to the next book….. oops.
Ohh no, I’m so sorry to hear that! Will you be reading A Reaper at the Gate soon? 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, Zoie! <3 <3
Hmmm… I would love to read A Reaper at the Gates eventually, but seeing that I didn’t really like A Torch Against the Night, it probably will be a while until I read the third book ? There are just so many other books that I’m dying to get to right now! A Reaper at the Gates will thus (sadly) have to wait ??
OH I get it, there are so many other books waiting for you, better to read them before if you’re more excited about them 😀
Hello Marie!
I feel you!! I am terrible when it comes to finishing series!! Right now I still need to finish Daughter of Smoke and Bone (I know! I am like the only person in the world who hasn’t finished this series haha) and Legend as well. I am probably forgetting more than a few in between :’)
If you’ll looking for a recommendation for which series to finish, I would suggest Our Dark Duet and Obsidio! Loved them both 🙂
OHHH no you’re not haha, I haven’t finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone either 😛 I enjoyed the first book, but didn’t fall in love with it either, so I’m in no rush. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on the rest of the series, though 😀
Thank you, Sophie! <3 I need to get to both of these soon, especially Our Dark Duet. I'm so sad I got spoiled, but I still really, really want to read it 🙂
I wasn’t too in love with the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series either haha, and there always seem to be other books that I wanted to read more urgently. Glad that I’m not the only one, phew 🙂
Oh no, I’m sorry that you got spoiled for Our Dark Duet! Sometimes spoilers hide in unsuspecting places though we try our best to avoid them haha. Hope that you will enjoy this book regardless 🙂
You’re not the only one at all haha. There are so many books to read, these series we feel a bit meh about always end up at the bottom of our lists 🙂
Thank you! I’m certain that I will, even if knowing how it ends kind of spoils the surprise of it all haha.
I love series’ because I get invested into the characters and plot and sometimes I can’t get enough so I love when there is a series! Sometimes I feel like series’ can be disappointing because they get worse as the series goes on. For example, I really liked Divergent but not the other two books. I love the Hunger Games series, it’s my favorite of all time. I also liked the Selection series because it was such an easy and enjoyable read. War Cross sounds like a good book, I’m adding that to my TBR!
I completely agree with you – I love being able to stay with some characters longer, but sometimes I feel like more books aren’t necessary, or just a plain disappointment and I hate when that happens. I wasn’t a fan of the end of Divergent either, the first book was nice but it just went downhill from there, that always makes me sad.
YAY! I love The Hunger Games so, so much as well, such a brilliant series. I hope you’ll love Warcross whenever you can read it, I loved it so, very much 😀
Thank you for your sweet comment! <3 <3
Marie! I’ll strongly encourage you to read Obsidio. Illuminae is the most surprising one, I think, and then Gemina gets better with the illustrations. Obsidio gives a little more of the same, but for some reason, it just felt worse for me! So nerve-wracking! So I’ll tell you, no one is ever emotionally ready XD I had to pause every so many pages to scream and gush to my sister about what was happening. But it was totally worth it. You can do it!
Ohhh okay, well… that’s good to know, I had a feeling I could NEVER really be ready for Obsidio anyway 😛 I can’t wait to read it, you’re making me SO impatient now 😀
Thank you so, so much, Pam! <3 <3
Omg I relate to this soo much Marie! I often feel myself starting sooo many Series, but then not getting to the sequels and getting stuck ?
I really hope you end up enjoying The Young Elites, as I ended up loving the Series ? I also have to admit that I own the entire Girl from Everywhere Duology since last year and still haven’t stated it yet ? also: I NEED WILDCARD in my life!
Oh I’m so glad you enjoyed The Young Elites series – I have heard mixed things about it overall, but I’m still curious to get to the end of this 😀
OHHH, please read The Girl From Everywhere at some point, I would love to know what you think of it! 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, Caro! <3 <3
I was definitely on the side of people who really loved it! (but be warned, the ending destroyed me ?)
I think it might happen soon! I’m heading to Paris for a short trip in one week, so I have lots of time on the bus drive there!
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Well… okay, I am scared to read it now ??
OHHHHHH PARIS, that’s so great!! I hope you’ll have an amazing time there! 😀 How long will you be staying? 😀
It’s worth it though 😀
YEEES! The trip in the spring didn’t work, so now we’re going in August! I will be there from August 2nd-5th! ???
AHHH that’s so great, I hope you will have an amazing time! 😀
Thank you! ?
I can completely relate to this post. I am awful at keeping up with series. Right now I’m catching up on Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase and Trials of Apollo series, and I can still appreciate his stories although I’m late to the bandwagon :). I really want to finish the Lara Jean series as well. I’ve owned a copy of Legend for over a year now, and I still haven’t started it yet. Hopefully I can catch up on these with the summer that remains. Happy reading! 🙂
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Oh well don’t worry, I think we are all late to some bandwagon, as long as, if we are interested in the books, we still jump in, even if it’s years afterwards… we’re still good haha 🙂
I hope you’ll finish the Lara Jean series, I loved the ending so much it was bittersweet and perfectly fitting <3
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Claire and happy reading to you too 😀 <3
Ugh I have so many unfinished series I want to continue on with it isn’t even funny. I think I am going to make September a theme month and only read sequels in September lol
I know I’ve been yelling at you to read the second An Ember in the Ashes book, so I’m just going to remind you here lol It is everything!
I LOVED The Girl From Everywhere! The Ship Beyond Time was good too. I feel like both books definitely were not perfect, but they are just so damn unique!
Oh that’s a fantastic idea, I should do that as well, I don’t know if I will ever get through all of these series otherwise ??
YES PLEASE haha I need the reminder, thank you so much! I can’t wait to read it 😀 I’m happy you enjoyed The Ship Beyond Time as well, I can’t wait to read it now 😀
Thank you so much, Amanda 😀 <3
I am so bad at finish any series it seems. I am getting better at following through now, but going back to past ones…… nope always mean to go back never get around to them.
Haha I’m glad I’m not the only one! It’s so hard to keep up and there are just so many new ones, we can’t keep up with the old ones at the same time. It’s an endless struggle haha.
I’m TERRIBLE at finishing series. I finally finished The Mortal Instruments this month; I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud of myself. I tend to put off the last book in a series because I get scared that all my favourite characters will die. It’s why I haven’t read Obsidio – I’M TOO SCARED. And UGH, I’m sorry you got spoiled for Our Dark Duet! I read This Savage Song this month, and I need to get around to the sequel!
AH I AM NOT ALONE. This makes me so hapy, I am so scared to read Obsidio, even if everyone is telling me it will be okay, STILL SCARED haha. But we can do this,someday we WILL read it and… maybe it will be okay? Hopefully haha.
I hope you will be able to avoid all spoiler and enjoy it then!! 😀
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, Kyra! <3 <3
THE END OF WARCROSS IS SO TERRIBLE
I also have a problem with keeping up with series. For exemple, Smoke in the Sun was released a month or two ago, and I was super excited about it bacause I loved Flame in the Mist so much, but at the end, I just found other books, and Smoke in the Sun just got in the ” i’ll read you later ” case.
IT WAS TERRIBLE INDEED. I need to know what happens next, like, right now ? Only a couple months to wait haha.
OH I completely get that, I am the same way somehow, no idea why. I am really excited to get to a sequel but then I forget about it or other books come in and… well, here I am ? I really need regular reminders 😛
Thank you so much for your sweet comment <3
You’re welcome Marie ! It’s always a pleasure to read your blog posts , they are all so well written and entertaining !
Oh wow, thank you so, so, SO much, this means the world to me, thank you! <3 <3 <3
I love this post, Marie ❤️
Don’t worry I’m equally as bad when it comes to series! I’ve not yet read ANYTHING by Marie Lu, but I really really want to – Warcross is first on my list and then The Young Elites. I also still need to start Illuminae, This Savage Song & The Star Touched Queen – apparently I’m just as bad at starting series than I am at finishing them ?
Aw thank you so much Michelle, so happy you enjoyed it <3
I hope you'll read Marie Lu's books, especially Warcross, I can't wait to hear what you think of it 😀 Haha and I completely get it, it's alway a bit scary to start new series… especially when we don't know if we will manage to go on with them haha 🙂
WHO DARED TO SPOIL OUR DARK DUET!?! MONSTERS! I hate it when I get spoiled and that book is beautiful. I love the duology! Also The Star Touched Queen companion novel was my favorite of 2017! It’s so good! Also I need that sequel for Warcross because it was amazing! I only read Illuminae. I still haven’t read Gemina let alone Obsidio. I haven’t read any other Marie Lu book (but I should) and I haven’t started on An Ember in the Ashes book despite me having the first two. And I still need to read Children of Blood and Bone. Someone help me. I usually am good with keeping series but then I went into the book community with all these shiny new books. I need to get back into that habit. I will. I’m determined. Also the series that I started and haven’t completed also include Percy Jackson, The Lunar Chronicles, Replica duology, and Mara Dyer trilogy ?
I just looked in the wrong place at the wrong time and it wasn’t mentioned that they were writing spoilers and, before I knew it, well… I read one sentence that I should NOT have read. It’s ruined now and I am so very mad haha.
Oh wow I am so happy you loved the companion novel, I really need to get to it soon then 😀
I hope you’ll get around to reading all of these books – I get the feeling, it’s so hard to get into all of the books we want, when there are so many new books everywhere in the book community, we don’t know which ones we want to read, and which ones we want to prioritize haha, it’s the wort. But we can do this!
AND AHHH PLEASE FINISH THE LUNAR CHRONICLES, Mara Dyer and Replica aaaaaaah I loved all of these SO much! 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by and leavin such sweet comments <3 <3
Oh yea that’s common. I thought someone intentionally spoiled it. That’s why there should be warnings in like big texts. But yea that’s definitely happened to me with basically anything ACOTAR related.
Oh yes that’s definitely the worst. We get caught up with all these books and social media can get the best of us. I haven’t read in July at all. And now I’m kinda going through something personal so I’ll really need it 🙁 Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things.
I love reading your posts! Your posts always make me so happy and you’re definitely one of my favorites! Hope you have a better day than I’m having!
Yes definitely – I always try to be extra careful whenever, if I ever mention spoilers, because…. if there isn’t any kind of warning, it’s so easy to get spoiled and it RUINS EVERYTHING haha.
Oh no I’m so sorry to hear that 🙁 I really hope you will get back into a good rhythm soon, take care of yourself <3 <3 I'm sending you tons of love and positive vibes! <3
Thank you so much! I don’t know how long it will take for me to be ok. But thank you for the support! It makes me feel a little better!
Of course, I’m happy to hear that. I’m sending you all the love and hugs <3 <3
I’m awful at reading series. My memory is terrible, so whenever a new book comes out, I have to reread the previous one(s) first to have any idea what’s going on. But I wholeheartedly recommend you read Illuminae, it is SO SO GOOD and one of my favourite series ever!
My memory is terrible as well… but I think my laziness is the worst, because even if I tell myself I’m going to re-read the books, I just end up… not doing it. Reading the sequel and being confused for the first pages haha. It’s not a good strategy at all haha.
AHH that’s so good to hear – I can’t wait to finish this series then. I’m a bit scared, given that, well…. it’s SCARY haha, but I can’t wait 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
I am worst with series, Marie, so much that now I am afraid of picking a new series. The wait in between kills me and well, I am too bad with the character names itself, forget about the whole next book 😀
But yes, I can’t wait for the next book in CoBaB series either 🙂
Haha you are noooot alone ? There are so many great books I’d like to try out, but series are… scary ?
I can’t wait to read Children of Virtue and Vengeance ahh, that book will be incredible, I am sure of it. SO impatient 😀
Oh, I am absolutely horrible at this. Like, seriously horrible. I often read right up until the final book and then … stop. I think I get subconsciously scared of finishing it or something. It’s a sickness.
I so get that feeling – finishing up a series, especially one we love, is such a struggle because we never want it to end haha 🙂