Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

For this week I read Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe by Sandra Gulland.

When did you read the first book?

Just before this one.

How many books are in the series?

There are 3, and I am starting the next one right now!

What are you reading this week?
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle

When did you read the first book?
I'm reading it now - A Wrinkle in Time but I'm almost finished and plan to start A Wind in the Door straight after - or I might wait until the proper week - next week, I'm reading in order. Not sure.

How many books are in the series? 5

- What are you reading this week?
China Rich Girlfriend
- When did you read the first book?
I read Crazy Rich Asians in January as my week 2 - A book set in a different continent
- How many books are in the series? Currently 2 but my understanding is that a third is in the works.

- What are you reading this week?
The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey #2) by Julie Kagawa

- When did you read the first book?
Last week

- How many books are in the series?
5, and a few novellas/short stories

What are you reading this week?
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

When did you read the first book?
Erm ... ... around 1995.

How many books are in the series?
41 novels, and a bunch of other tie-ins.

- What are you reading this week?

The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou

- When did you read the first book?

In early April for week #27. Then I read the second book in late April for week #36 and the third in late May for week #2. I'm planning to do the fifth for week #13.

- How many books are in the series?

There are seven, but as I understand it, the last one is a bit of a recap which focuses on the relationship between Maya and her mother. So, I intend to read books 1-6 and then wait a bit before reading the last.

What are you reading this week? Sun and Shadow by Ake Edwardson - the 3rd in the series

When did you read the first book? in 2015, before I joined Goodreads.

How many books are in the series? there have been 7 translated from Swedish to English - hopefully the rest will be translated soon, so the answer as of now is 7

What are you reading this week? Elysium Dreams 6/24/16
- When did you read the first book?6/22/16
- How many books are in the series? 11

- What are you reading this week? I read The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

- When did you read the first book? I can't remember exactly when I read the first book - I believe I picked them up when the paperback versions first came out and read them all in a row.

- How many books are in the series? There are three others. I was interested in reading this one mostly because it is written by a different author, something I felt had happened with the third book in the series. The third book felt like there was a different voice at times. I wondered how the fourth book would compare. I enjoyed it but not as much as the first two by Stieg Larsson.

What are you reading this week?
The Crown by Lynne Stringer

- When did you read the first book?
March 2015

- How many books are in the series?
3 so far, So I suppose that makes it a trilogy.

- What are you reading this week? Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
- When did you read the first book? in July 2015
- How many books are in the series? Nine main books and some books between them. :)

- What are you reading this week?
I will be reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest from the Millennium series by Stieg Larsson.

- When did you read the first book?
I read the first 2 books in the series in 2014 and have really been looking forward to reading the next instalment.

- How many books are in the series?
There are 3 books written by Stieg Larsson but he died shortly after their publication. However the publishers arranged for the Millennium series to be continued with a new author David Lagercrantz and so there is a new 4th book published in 2015, The Girl in the Spider's Web.

What did you read?
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis

When did you read the first book?
May 25, 2011

How many books are in the series?
3 novels, 4 novellas.

- What are you reading this week?
I was supposed to read The Magician King, but I'm struggling through the first book and cannot bear to have to read the sequel too. So, I'm going to read Anansi Boys instead.

- When did you read the first book?
June 2015

- How many books are in the series?
3 if you count the 1.5 one.

- What are you reading this week?

The Daylight War

- When did you read the first book?
I read the first book The Warded Man (and the second book The Desert Spear) last year.

- How many books are in the series?
There are 4 books currently published with a 5th one planned, as well as two short stories that also take place during the same time period.

For this week, I read Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness. This is the third and final book in the Chaos Walking trilogy. I read the first book last year and the second book earlier this year. I highly recommend this trilogy.

What are you reading this week?

When did you read the first book?
April 2015
How many books are in the series?
2 so far with the 3rd one being released next year

Red Bones
- What are you reading this week?

Red Bones by Ann Cleeves

- When did you read the first book?


February 2016

- How many books are in the series?

6 so far. Read 4, so looking forward to the rest, Planning to start the Vera series too.

What are you reading this week?
Witch Born

When did you read the first book?
I read the first book a few weeks ago while waiting for other books to come in.

- How many books are in the series?
4

- What are you reading this week? Playing with Fire by Kate Meader

- When did you read the first book? June 17 to 18, 2016 for the prequel, September 16, 2016 for Book 1

- How many books are in the series? 3 full books and 2 novellas, so 3 or 5 depending on if you count prequels/novellas. (FWIW, I consider this a 5 book series)

What are you reading this week?
The Bourne Supremacy

When did you read the first book?
Earlier this years

How many books are in the series?
Not sure, I think some one else is writing more in the series since the movies are popular.

What are you reading this week?
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
When did you read the first book?
This time, about a week before I started this one. Originally, I read the series about 10 years ago.
How many books are in the series?
Officially there are 5, but if you add the short stories collection there are 6.

What are you reading this week?
Golden Son by Pierce Brown

When did you read the first book?
A month ago. It was really intense so I needed a small break, but I definitely can't wait any longer!

How many books are in the series?
3

What are you reading this week?

I am reading book 3 in the Riley Jenson, Guardian series, Tempting Evil
- When did you read the first book?

I started reading this series this year.

- How many books are in the series?

I believe 9

- What are you reading this week?
Het Dolende Schip (The Mad Ship) by Robin Hobb
- When did you read the first book?
A month before this book
- How many books are in the series?
3

What are you reading this week?
Claim Me
- When did you read the first book?
A few days before this one, my library had them on Overdrive and I borrowed them .
- How many books are in the series?
3, with a fourth coming in Spring, 2017. There are several novellas as well.

What are you reading this week? The Terra-Cotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri

When did you read the first book? A confession. I started the humorous mystery series with this one, as recommended by a friend. But if it's good, I intend to go back to read the first some time in the new year.

How many books are in the series? There are an astounding 22 books in the series, dating back to the publication of the first book (in Italian) in 1999.

- What are you reading this week? The Hero of Ages
- When did you read the first book? just before that
- How many books are in the series? three and then another four 300 hundred years later

What are you reading this week?
Golden Son by Pierce Brown.

When did you read the first book?
3 months ago. I was thinking of reading a different series for this challenge, but Red Rising was just too good! So of course I had to try to fit this in somewhere...

How many books are in the series?
3

- What are you reading this week?
The Ask and the Answer

- When did you read the first book? Just a couple of weeks before this one, as a part of another of the categories of the challenge.

- How many books are in the series? Three.