Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This week is a freebie and I’m sure we can probably all relate to the following problem. Once upon a time you start a series, really enjoyed the first book and desperately want to move on with the second book but it isn’t out yet or you just need a break because you just can’t read series back to back. Well, that break is taking forever and ever, because other books demand your attention. So, that series you’ve once started is still unfinished. I can definitely relate to this and I therefore have a huge list of series I once started, but never finished. Just to name a few…
- Legend by Marie Lu – I’ve finally read Legend back in 2020 and I enjoyed the first book. It was an easy read in terms of terms of writing style, but not in terms of the topic. A pandemic is one of the main themes and since we were still in Covid lockdown, that might be the reason why I never picked up the other books after.
- Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch – I enjoyed the first book, but I wasn’t fully convinced. However, my enjoyment was big enough to be curious for the continuation of this story. I should pick this up someday.
- Monsters of Verity by Victoria Schwab – I read This Savage Song years ago and I enjoyed it, but mainly the final 30% of the book. However, I never picked up Our Dark Duet. Maybe I will, one day.
- Contender by Taran Matharu – I finished the first book in one day, but never picked up the rest. I will, definitely.
- DIMILY by Estelle Maskame – I’ve read Did I Mention I Love You? years ago and surprisingly enough I had a good time with it. Only for the sequels to be left untouched.
- Villains by V.E. Schwab – This is a series I’, not sure whethr I actually want to finish or not. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Vicious, but so many people absolutely adore this duet. So, I wonder whether I should give Vengeful a chance or not. It has been way back since I’ve read the first book though, so that might be a tricky one.
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor – I’m cheating a little here, because I actually picked up the third and final book twice, but just couldn’t get through it. I didn’t understand it at all. Maybe I have to reread everything before picking this up again and finally finish it. I had a great time with the other books though!
- The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau – I liked the first book, but it has bene years now since I’ve read it and I don’t know why I never picked up the rest. It was a 3-star read though.
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang – I just need to read the final book.
- Cassidy Blake by Victoria Schwab – This seems like a pattern somehow, but I picked up City of Ghosts and really enjoyed it. However, i never hauled the rest.
- Blood of Eden by Julie Kagawa – I honestly have no excuse for why I only read the first book and never looked back. Oops.
Have you read any of these series? What are series you’ve once started and desperately need to finish?
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