SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

What are your 5✰ reads for the first quarter of 2012?
If you'd like, feel free to add what you liked most about it.

As I've mentioned before, I'm am pretty lenient with my ratings.

Here are my 5✰ reads so far this year:


I have a few others, but they are smexy reads or other non-PNR/UFs.

As I've also mentioned before, I am pretty stingy with my 5-★ ratings. I've had the pleasure of reading 4 books that fit it this quarter:


The runners-up that managed to squeeze onto my "Favorite Reads of 2012" shelf:

Great lists! :)

I am very lenient with my 5 stars, usually I've found with books that don't challenge me. If a book is more "serious" I'm likely to be more critical of it *shrugs*



As you can also see, if I read a series all at once, I get really into it and so end up rating highly. If I'd spread them out I probably wouldn't have. They're all books from 3 different series plus one standalone, am I in the right group or what? ;)

I'm so glad you enjoyed Gardella, Josie. That was a fun series.

I forgot to mention, I also re-read some Psy-Changeling books and they got 5★ as well.

My 5★:



4★:

Lots of good reads, everyone! I love these type posts b/c they are great for adding to my TBR. ;)

I spotted "HOME" for the first time today, but the link to the short is no longer valid. :( Do you have a working link to H&H's post of it, Lady Jaye?

My 5-stars (all YA so far, surprisingly):


And some four-star reads that really impressed me:

Steph wrote: "Lots of good reads, everyone! I love these type posts b/c they are great for adding to my TBR. ;)

I spotted "HOME" for the first time today, but the link to the short is no longer valid. :( Do ..."

No Steph, sorry. I think they are planning to start selling it this month on amazon, that's why they took it down.

I'm sort of stingy with the 5-star rating but I've actually gotten better. :)

My 5-stars:


My 4.5-stars:


I have other books with these ratings but they are other genres. :)

Here are my 1st quarter 5-stars.

I'm quite lenient with my rating, so I already had quite a few 5★ reads this year:

Some really awesome books there Kerstin. Absolutely love the Disillusionists Trilogy, Hunt the Moon and Angelfall, all my faves :D

My 5 Star reads:

Thanks, Josie! I saw that you gave 5 stars to Master of Crows. I keep on eyeing it on Amazon but am never quite sure if I should go for it. I think you just helped me make up my mind :)

Mine so far.

5 stars:


4.5 stars:

@Kerstin: I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did! I've tried looking out for some of her other books but they're just not around at the moment :(

Lady Jaye wrote: "No Steph, sorry. I think they are planning to start selling it this month on amazon, that's why they took it down. "

Gotcha. Thanks for the update!

Josie wrote: "Some really awesome books there Kerstin. Absolutely love the Disillusionists Trilogy, Hunt the Moon and Angelfall, all my faves :D"

Ditto! :D

Here are my 5 stars for the 1st quarter:


and were 4.5 stars for me.

I've been meaning to read Timber Wolves and the Lunar Chronicles, glad to see you enjoyed them Jean!

My 5's: and a short story

I have more 5 re-reads: and

I'm pretty lenient with my 5 stars, but even I was amazed at the 3 months totals. LOL


Re-read 5 stars

Yeah but look what awesome authors you have in there! Nalini Singh, Karen Chance, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Gini Koch, Kresley Cole, the list goes on. It's no wonder you had so many 5 stars :)
If you could, which book would you pick to be your fave this year?

I love this thread! Got quite a few 5 stars this quarter, but from just a couple series.



Oh, and a few shorts from the Kate Daniels series :D

I haven't read a lot of 5 Stars, but here are the ones I really liked.

I enjoyed the Demon Love too, Ashley.

Josie wrote: "I've been meaning to read Timber Wolves and the Lunar Chronicles, glad to see you enjoyed them Jean!"

Yes, I loved both, but be warned there are major cliffhangers for both series. Fate Succumbs is due to come out this fall. It will be the last book in the trilogy. I recommend waiting and reading all three at once. Such a good series!
also had a cliffhanger, but the next one won't be out until 2013. That cliffhanger didn't seem to be as painful as the Timber Wolves' one.

Josie wrote: "Yeah but look what awesome authors you have in there! Nalini Singh, Karen Chance, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Gini Koch, Kresley Cole, the list goes on. It's no wonder you had so many 5 stars :..."

Josie, not a chance, no clue, too many good ones in there :DDDD

Oh you cheater lol ;)

Thanks Jean, I will definitely take your advice and wait then! It's not like I haven't got a load of books to read until then :)

ROFLMAO!!!

;)

If I really like a book or series, I'm usually pretty lenient with my 5 Star reads but if I don't then I'm usually pretty harsh lol. Here's my 5 star reads for 2012 so far:

Jeann wrote: "If I really like a book or series, I'm usually pretty lenient with my 5 Star reads but if I don't then I'm usually pretty harsh..."

Me too! I'm the same way. : )

Hehe good to hear someone has a similar rating system...by the way hello to another Jean! :)

Jeann wrote: "Hehe good to hear someone has a similar rating system...by the way hello to another Jean! :)"

Hahahaha. I didn't even notice that. (That's a little embarrassing.) I guess I was too excited to see someone else rating like I do. Hello right back! : )

Hehe, admittedly I only noticed because someone else quoted you above :)

Jeann wrote: "Hehe, admittedly I only noticed because someone else quoted you above :)"

: )