Because we always want to keep it positive here at By The Book, I chose to tweak the theme of this week’s Top 10 Tuesday (yet again, LOL!). So instead of highlighting books I hated, I am featuring the series I loved, but haven’t finished yet. In most cases I lack only 1 book to check the completed box. How in the world can I NOT finish a series, especially when the last book waits impatiently on my shelf? Here’s my rationalization: books in a series are usually released once a year. There are so many shiny books that come out between the installments that I just can’t resist, hence leaving very deserving books languishing. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Update: This post shamed me into action! I am currently reading A Will, A Way, And A Wedding by Melody Carlson. I’ll be able to check this one off in a few days.
What about you? Have you ever left a series you absolutely love unfinished? What’s your reason?
Be sure to head over to That Artsy Reader Girl where, hopefully, other bloggers are sharing the love not the hate! 😉
Top Series I Have Not Finished
The Bowers Files by Steven James
Crisis Team by Candace Calvert
Dear Daphne by Melody Carlson
Elite Guardians by Lynette Eason
Inn At Shining Waters by Melody Carlson
Kanner Lake by Brandilyn Collins
Secrets of Roux River Bayou by Kathy Herman
I’m with you! I like to read them all at once but waiting is soooo hard. I’ve got a lot of unfinished series. Among them are Lynette Eason’s Waiting series. I have one Sarah Sundin series I need to finish although I have started her new one already! Shame on me! There are just too many new good books out there! And one series I thought I had read all the books but discovered I missed one!! Happy Reading!
I forgot about the Sarah Sundin and Suzanne Woods Fisher series that I need to finish! Oh me!!
Omigoodness, for a moment there (at the “hate” word) you gave this author of “medical hope opera” a run of atrial fibrillation! 😉 Honored to be on this list, and hope summer rewards you with some wonderful reads.
I was hoping the title wasn’t too shocking! Love your books. Must read that last one!!
Didn’t worry when I saw this heading, since I don’t write series (although you never know–I have this idea…). Thanks for ‘fessing up, Beckie.
Sounds like you have a great idea …
argh – so many of these I haven’t even started yet! LOL
And there are more that I didn’t list — hangs head in shame! A few weeks from now TTT wants us to list books we DNF. I’ll have to do a 2nd part.
LOL there ya go. (I’m glad I’m not the only finding the topics difficult lately lol)
Hard, hard, hard. Next week’s topic is fun though.
yes! i’m looking forward to that one!
I love your spin on the topic! This week’s TTT posts are kind of sad and negative. I hope you get a chance to finish these series!
Thx!! I’m working on it.