tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post753757582558947897..comments2023-10-28T09:07:35.251-07:00Comments on Lost in My Library: Leaving Series UnfinishedClarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014163537005483710noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-20236288238359528902016-12-30T10:47:34.682-08:002016-12-30T10:47:34.682-08:00I never actually got into the Animorphs series! I ...I never actually got into the Animorphs series! I remember that my library had a TON of them, but I guess I just never picked them up. And I did the same thing with Gemma Doyle! I read the first book, didn't like it that much, but then I reread it and liked it a lot more! I've officially given up on Eragon, too - I finally finished the first book earlier this year, and I just have no interest in continuing the series.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014163537005483710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-65924235118540718942016-12-29T19:55:01.459-08:002016-12-29T19:55:01.459-08:00I've left a couple of series unfinished. I sta...I've left a couple of series unfinished. I started reading Animorphs when I was 11 and was so in love, but then the local publisher stopped distributing them. I picked the series back up last year when I could borrow them from a friend, but I still haven't managed to finish them! I left the Gemma Doyle trilogy unfinished for a couple of years too, but I restarted it this year and I only have one more book to go! I gave up on Eragon and the Lord of the Rings - they just don't appeal to me past the first book unfortunately. If I'm not at all curious about what can happen to the characters next, I'm not likely to keep reading a series.Cillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909017383144456321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-68946841370345561552016-02-16T18:44:26.698-08:002016-02-16T18:44:26.698-08:00That's exactly what happens to me! My TBR is a...That's exactly what happens to me! My TBR is always growing (and no matter how much I deny it, it's getting a LITTLE out of control), and there's no way I want to waste time on books that I don't actually want to read. (And I should probably take my own advice and give up on the Finishing School series because I really couldn't care less about the plot, but I have the last book out from the library anyway and the worldbuilding is EXQUISITE.)Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014163537005483710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-32474521950753058262016-02-16T01:06:28.173-08:002016-02-16T01:06:28.173-08:00Omg I have millions of series that are unfinished....Omg I have millions of series that are unfinished. Vampire Academy, Daughter of Smoke and Bone...can't think of anymore at the moment haha. But yeah, if I'm not hooked by the first couple of books, there's no way I'm going to continue (the exception was Divergent and I wish I hadn't...Allegiant was not worth it at all!). But I have too many books on my TBR to continue a series I'm mediocre about :)Loony Literatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592322807799645323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-36787170827373202252016-02-13T21:28:52.930-08:002016-02-13T21:28:52.930-08:00Yeah, it normally takes me a pretty long time to a...Yeah, it normally takes me a pretty long time to actually decide to leave a series unfinished. I think it's easier to do if I've only read the first book instead of being a few books in.<br /><br />Gallagher Girls is definitely a YA that feels a little bit more like middle grade, but they're still VERY fun reads for me. Forcing yourself through books is never fun, though.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014163537005483710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-42160104173364223872016-02-13T21:26:05.681-08:002016-02-13T21:26:05.681-08:00*nods* Yeah, I totally understand that! For instan...*nods* Yeah, I totally understand that! For instance, I started the Narnia books in elementary school, but I only read two of them and haven't picked them up since. They've been near the top of my to-read list forever, even though I've never actually gotten around to reading them for one reason or another. I might just be too stubborn to consider not finishing at this point. (Also, I have a friend who absolutely <i>adores</i> the Narnia books, and she promises me that they're worth it. I trust her judgment.)Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014163537005483710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-74354158426297219292016-02-13T21:23:01.787-08:002016-02-13T21:23:01.787-08:00I technically don't ever tell myself "I&#...I technically don't ever tell myself "I'm never finishing that!" because I am so bad at being decisive. XD BUT. I do kind of decide not to finish a lot of series half-heartedly. Like if a book gets 2-stars from me? Unless the hype is craaaazy high for the next book I won't try it. I'm pretty much 0% interested in finishing Matched. XD And I think I tried the Gallagher Girls too late? Because I don't like them and I was forcing myself through the middle 2 and I still haven't read the last one. BUT THAT ONE IS BUGGING ME. So I probably will eventually :P<br />But I love the satisfaction of finishing series!! I hope to finish the Skulduggery books this year!<br />Thanks for stopping by <a href="http://www.paperfury.com" rel="nofollow">@ Paper Fury!</a> CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959057724654014625.post-12964311804763155792016-02-13T14:30:45.269-08:002016-02-13T14:30:45.269-08:00Ugh, I have so many series that I haven't fini...Ugh, I have so many series that I haven't finished yet--it bothers me to no end. I admire you for being able to decide to not finish a series if it really just isn't your cup of tea. I don't think I'll ever be able to do that. I have mild OCD, and one of the ways it manifests itself is that if I start a series, it will eat at me and eat at me until I finish it. (Like, I read Delirium last year, and now I need to get my hands on the sequels so I can finish it. And I read Matched and wasn't hugely in love, but I've been thinking about it a bunch lately, and if I had the money, I would just buy the trilogy so I could finish it.) But yeah, that's just me. :P So, that's not to say that there aren't often large gaps between starting and finishing a series, but the longer the gap gets, the more it bothers me, and I can pretty much only relax if I promise myself I will eventually finish what I started. Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.com