I have found lately that I have been "breaking up" with more and more book series as they can't seem to hold my attention after the initial few books. Perhaps they should have just been trilogies or the author is just trying to milk something that is past its expiration date. Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series is one that I have been really happy to keep up with though. Living with the Dead is the 9th book in this series and I am pleased to report that Armstrong has succeeded where other authors have failed. She has managed to create a base group of characters that continue to interact with each other and new characters to keep the series fresh. But the development of the characters is rich enough that you still feel like you are catching up with old friends when you read about them and recognize them from other books. That is how I always feel about my favorite characters anyway. I think an excellent book should leave you satisfied but slightly bereft when you finish it. I definitely felt that way as I finished it this morning and immediately went on Paperback Swap (http://www.paperbackswap.com/) to make sure that I had put the next books on my wish list.
For those interested the series is as follows:
Book 1: Bitten
Book 2: Stolen
Book 3: Dime Store Magic
Book 4: Industrial Magic
Book 5: Haunted
Book 6: Broken
Book 7: No Humans Involved
Book 8: Personal Demon
If for no other reason than to save yourself a lot of time and headache, you should join Paperback Swap to be able to quickly find out series titles, orders, and names. If I get into a series by reading one of the books in the middle, I have to go back and read from the start. My mom doesn't mind skipping around but it drives me crazy.
Monday, July 26, 2010
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