SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

I decided to put Broken on hold and I am reading the arc and listening to

Ellese wrote: "There are just wayyyyy too many books for me to read right now and I have a whole pile of ARC's and books I have purchased that I can't even get to! How do ya'll keep up!? lol "

The secret (at least for me) is that I don't keep up. :) Too many books...

It is impossible to keep up. I have a couple of series where I'm always up to date and the rest depends on my mood and what I've picked for challenges.

Remember, reading is meant to be fun!!! LOL.

Finished

Currently reading and listening to

Just finished Obsidian, book 8 of New Species, it's become another fave in the series. Starting book 9 Shadow which is the last release and ill be looking for my next book by Wednesday I'm sure.

I started last night. :)

Barbara how did you like Dark of Night? The Troubleshooters is one of my all time favorite series but Dark of Night is my least favorite in that series. If you are like me, I promise the next one is better!

Just finished and another fun book by Lynsay Sands.

Hi all. Not sure if this is the right place for this but I just finished
Was this the last in the series?? I don't know how i feel about the end of this book.. If there is another book in the series my opinion might change.

I think there is more to come, just perusing one of my friends reviews and she stated she'd have to wait a year - presumably for the next book.

Jean wrote: "Ellese wrote: "There are just wayyyyy too many books for me to read right now and I have a whole pile of ARC's and books I have purchased that I can't even get to! How do ya'll keep up!? lol "

The..."

Lol true...I hate buying books and never reading them. Although some series were just too much, like the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson. And I haven't kept up with the biggies either *cough Laurel K. Hamilton cough Kim Harrison*. I guess they got too old too quick, burned bright and were awesome when I first found them but a couple years later? Meh..


However, I did pull this thread up with the purpose and intent of updating my status on current reading material. Just finished
and am now working on ...as well as still trying to work through and

Finished . Still deciding what to read next before the next FL draw.

I just started and stopped 2 arcs -- got to 10% in each of them and didn't like them.

So I am now reading another ARC, I hope I have better luck this time! and am reading for a real life book club and I am listening to

Which ARCs did you DNF, Regina?

These:

Don't you hate when the blurb sounds so interesting but then you just can't get into the actual story?

Yes! LOL. And I hate the ARC-Guilt that I have for not finishing. :)

I finished and was a bit disappointed. Now finishing and liking it less than the previous books.

Finished Shadow sooner than expected it was by far the best in the series for me I just couldn't put it down. I am going to not so patiently wait for Moon the next release in the series.
I've decided to start the Caster series next I hope I enjoy it as much as everyone seems to be.
Lil question, I'm new here and don't quite follow some of the lingo what's arc and dnf?

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "I finished and was a bit disappointed. Now finishing and liking it less than the previous books."

I DNFed Shattered Dark, I was disapointed too. Lately, I can't keep reading a 3 star book or less. I just DNF.

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "I finished and was a bit disappointed. Now finishing and liking it less than the previous books."

Uh oh! I plan on reading in March. I'll work on lowering my expectations...

Tiffani wrote: "Finished Shadow sooner than expected it was by far the best in the series for me I just couldn't put it down. I am going to not so patiently wait for Moon the next release in the series.
I've decid..."

Hi Tiffani, welcome! An ARC is an advanced reader copy of a not-yet-published book. It is usually distributed either by the publisher, the author, or through websites like Netgalley and Edelweiss. People are often able to win them in contests.

DNF means "did not finish" reading.

Thanks christal I know there's a few soon to be released copies I'd like to get my hands on and wow I see dnf a lot I've never started something and didn't finish no matter how bad I need an ending

I have too many books I want to read and too little reading time to stick with a book I don't like. :)

Regina wrote: "I have too many books I want to read and too little reading time to stick with a book I don't like. :)"

Exactly!

I try to be like that but it is so hard for me to put a book down unfinished. I'm always thinking, "But what if it gets better?" Sadly, they usually don't.

No, lol. They don't! :D

Regina wrote: "I DNFed Shattered Dark, I was disapointed too. Lately, I can't keep reading a 3 star book or less. I just DNF."

Lol, I admit that I'm not a fast reader 'cause I always subvocalize when reading....but I did skim a bit. The last half of the book picks up a bit if you can suffer all the drama..

I heard that it picks up. ;) There was some stuff in the beginning that really irritated me.

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "Regina wrote: "I DNFed Shattered Dark, I was disapointed too. Lately, I can't keep reading a 3 star book or less. I just DNF."

Lol, I admit that I'm not a fast reader 'cause I always subvocalize w..."

That's true. It was a meh book until the last third.

Should I just pick up the last third?

But in truth, I wasn't captivated by the first. Me and UF haven't gotten along well this past year. I have enjoyed PNR more than UF -- which is crazy for me. My favorite authors (Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher) are not included in any problems I have had this past year -- I loved their books.

It's probably a case of it's not a book you'd enjoy, so move on and read something you'd like.

True.

Pennynickel wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi all. Not sure if this is the right place for this but I just finished
Was this the last in the series?? I don't know how i feel about the end of th..."

Thanks Pennynickel. That is a relief.

Pennynickel wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Pennynickel wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi all. Not sure if this is the right place for this but I just finished
Was this the last in the series?? I don't kn..."

I agree. The end of this one really left some interesting options for the next book. Or, it could have been a good place to leave you finishing the story for yourself. It just had the final end feeling for me. I'm glad there is still time for what I want to happen - even though you are made to believe it wont. Hope that was vague enough. I wish they came out quicker!

Ellese wrote: "Well, I have a lot to read right now apparently. I am currently reading as well as and I am going to try and re-read [bookcover:Beauti..."

Hi Ellese, not sure how you feel about audio books but I recently had some seriously unfun chores to do at home and treated myself to the beautiful creatures audiobook to keep me working. It was fantastic! I loved it so much I listened to the whole series. I didn't even know it was going to be a movie until just now. That was good timing.

Christal wrote: "I try to be like that but it is so hard for me to put a book down unfinished. I'm always thinking, "But what if it gets better?" Sadly, they usually don't."

I tend to be the same way, Christal. Curiosity killed the cat, I guess. Killed the time I could'a spent reading a better book, more like it. ;)

I am anxious to start Ever After, but things are too hectic right now. I want some uninterrupted time to read it. Maybe when we fly.

I listened to Beautiful Creatures while we were unpacking from a move a few years back and really enjoyed it. Made the chore feel less dreadful. Audiobooks are great for brightening up unfun chores. :)

I read a freebie and liked it okay. It was about a new cougar-shifter chosen to be Alpha Queen of a wolf pack. Cool idea mixed with a bunch of fated-to-be-mated sex.

I'm in the middle of Hunter's anthology book and really enjoying it. She writes good shorts. I'm anxious for book 6, Blood Trade, due out in April and this is a nice tide-me-over read.

I think I am going to start I have been wanting to read this for awhile.

I grabbed that one as an Amazon freebie last year, but haven't read it. The prequel Caged View: A Collection of Urban Fantasy Short Stories is available free @ Smashwords. You can grab that here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., if you haven't already. I'll be interested to hear how you like it.

Oh I have that! I wonder if I should read that first or if it is the type of prequel to read after you read the first one, you know what I mean? I have heard such good things about it.

I do know what ya mean, but I'm not sure which order they should be read. Sorry. Maybe the author's website has some details?

Haha, I am okay with jumping ahead and starting with 1.

:D Go for it! Hope you enjoy it!

I've just finished and loved it! Immortals After Dark has turned into my joint favourite PNR series. I'm going onto next :D

We determined it best to read the IAD series before jumping into Shadow's Claim, yah Josie? Each time I see that books cover I wanna read it. LOL! I think I should probably wait though b/c I've only read 2 of the IAD books so far.

Yes! And I'm glad I did, they're all introduced in Lothaire and I'm thinking it'd be quite spoilery reading The Dacian's first.
I think you'd love them, Steph - they remind me of Psy-Changeling, the arc becomes more intriguing with every book. At first, I wasn't too fussed about the series (I didn't even particularly like The Warlord Wants Forever) but it really does hit it's stride. Highly recommended ;)

Cool! Thanks, I'll move them up closer to the top of Mt. TBR :D

Josie wish there was a like button on here

Finished too this week & LOVED it!!! Think this is one of my favs of the series so far. I know this is a tough series to get into in the beginning, but if you can hang in there... It's a good one! It's also very good in audio.

Also read and freebies and

And my New Years healthy read for recipes.

Lis wrote: "Finished too this week & LOVED it!!! Think this is one of my favs of the series so far. I know this is a tough series to get into in the beginning, but if you can ..."

How did you get On Dublin street for free?? Please let me know and the Cat's Meow is $5.00 for barely 100 pages of a book?

Now I liked Beautiful Disaster