tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post3894646418258454287..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Daisy Talks About Series EndingJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-47191851901039539182013-04-04T19:57:23.616-04:002013-04-04T19:57:23.616-04:00I've never really had this feeling. I tend to ...I've never really had this feeling. I tend to get more worried that the second book will not live up to the first (which unfortunately happens an awful lot).The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-45159680109141706712013-04-01T17:38:04.018-04:002013-04-01T17:38:04.018-04:00I still have to read Promised from the Birthmarked...I still have to read Promised from the Birthmarked trilogy even tho I've had it for MONTHS because I can't bear it ending especially after Requiem let me down so badly since that was my equal favourite. Reached is another I still have waiting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-12918391602160553262013-04-01T16:53:53.646-04:002013-04-01T16:53:53.646-04:00I understand why some people react this way, but p...I understand why some people react this way, but personally my impatience to find out what happens overrides any desire to hold onto the world as long as possible. I'll often wait until the final book is released, and then read them all in one fell swoop, rather than pick up an incomplete series.Charleenhttp://cheapthrillsbookblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-39527375525314986462013-04-01T15:30:54.087-04:002013-04-01T15:30:54.087-04:00On the flip side of this, there are some authors t...On the flip side of this, there are some authors that don't know when to throw in the towel and end gracefully vs letting their series decline drastically. ThatAshGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625332571286408790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-62776612754406087142013-03-30T18:59:34.482-04:002013-03-30T18:59:34.482-04:00It's a totally rational fear! :)It's a totally rational fear! :)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788568691345783808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-70371539885065952372013-03-30T09:30:00.303-04:002013-03-30T09:30:00.303-04:00You know, I never THOUGHT I was this way. I heard...You know, I never THOUGHT I was this way. I heard people say that and thought it was kind of irrational, honestly. I prefer to wait until series are finished, and then I binge read them, from beginning to end. And in that case, it doesn't even <i>occur</i> to me to not want to read the last book.<br /><br />But now I've started caving now and again, reading books and then having to wait months for the next, a year for the next, etc. And I find myself doing this! For instance, I stalled on reading Boundless for several weeks (there were other reasons for this, too, but it wasn't KILLING me like I anticipated). I still haven't read Shades of Earth. As much as I anticipate the next books in series, I also don't want the world/characters I've loved for so long to just <i>stop</i>. The knowledge that there will be no more after the end of the last book is just heartbreaking.<br /><br />I have NO IDEA what I will do when the Shatter Me series is over. Probably curl up into a ball and read them over and over, LOL.Sharon (A Book Barbie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03923363390909309303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-73217945210109738972013-03-29T22:13:40.169-04:002013-03-29T22:13:40.169-04:00You are NOT irrational. I completely get it. :) I ...You are NOT irrational. I completely get it. :) I read the last HP book in two days over a weekend becuase I din't want anyone spoiling it for me! I wish now I would have savored it. I'm doing my first reread of the entire series this year. <br /><br />Another great example? The Wallflower series by Lisa Kleypas. You can always reread a series but there isn't going to be anything new there. The thrill of exploring/learning about a new world isn't there during a reread.<br /><br />Saying goodbye to a series is bittersweet. There's the satisfaction of scratching something off my list but then that's it. :( So yeah, I completely understand!Stephanie @ Once Upon A Chapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668989877752439249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-66552969991127783762013-03-29T21:52:28.801-04:002013-03-29T21:52:28.801-04:00Definitely -- the end of an author's output is...Definitely -- the end of an author's output is even sadder than the end of a series. I'll never forget the heartbreak of finishing All Of Austen Ever.auntadadoomhttp://twowrongsandawrite.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-84321182769106044502013-03-29T20:54:36.485-04:002013-03-29T20:54:36.485-04:00This is so true! And I particularly liked your com...This is so true! And I particularly liked your comparison to Jack Sparrow, well done *applauds*. But in all seriousness, it's SO hard when a great series ends. I read the Hunger Games series in rapid succession last year and wasn't sure what to do with myself when it was over. I'm waiting for the third in the All Souls trilogy but I wouldn't say I have the same obsession factor with that series. It's great but not...addictive, I suppose you could say. There are a lot of series I'd like to start but everyone's so sad to see them ending that I may keep waiting... :)Books Etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10920924552574859601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-75012104803915711902013-03-29T19:03:47.567-04:002013-03-29T19:03:47.567-04:00I'm so scared of series ends. If I really, rea...I'm so scared of series ends. If I really, really loe the series then I'm really reluctant to read it. I have this nagging fear that pulls at me and tells me to slow down while I read it -- or avoid reading it at all. If I read it then ... then it's over! Like you said, I could always re-read it but it's not the same as knowing you're going to get a fresh, new story in the series soon. But I <i>love</i> how it ends, then I can get over this sadness. Great post :)Kim (YA Asylum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01933643189969276703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-9505161415973097032013-03-29T17:10:41.552-04:002013-03-29T17:10:41.552-04:00I am so glad that I'm not the only one with th...I am so glad that I'm not the only one with this fear :)<br />I have so many unread last books in series on my shelves-crazy! I make myself finish some series this year because I love them and I want to know what happens at the end but the fear of loosing friends is always huge. <br />I'm just hoping that no bad things will happen in those last books and that I will keep them close to my heart. <br />Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277184433301488114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-79639759500845197102013-03-29T13:29:37.788-04:002013-03-29T13:29:37.788-04:00I think most of us feel that way. Many of my favo...I think most of us feel that way. Many of my favorite authors have died. I just try to find new ones that I really, really like. It's hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-609051556570418002013-03-29T13:08:02.028-04:002013-03-29T13:08:02.028-04:00I don't think it's irrational. We've a...I don't think it's irrational. We've all been disappointed by the endings to series that didn't pan out quite the way we would have hoped. And I'm thinking of that third Pirates movie and the third Spider-Man movie. There are book series the endings of which disappointed me, but I don't want to name names. I wish every series ended as splendidly as the Harry Potter series, which is a textbook example of how to rock a series ending.LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-63723582971382584062013-03-29T12:57:39.736-04:002013-03-29T12:57:39.736-04:00I'm the same way. I always feel kinda lost whe...I'm the same way. I always feel kinda lost when I finish a series. So I do like it when sometimes the author will write a novella for the series, after the final book has come out, so I get just a little bit more. (I will say, though, that the final novella for Prophecy of the Sisters KILLED IT for me.)<br /><br />Beware, once you read Inheritance. It is epic, and LOTS of *things* happen. But by the time I finished that book, I was ready to let the series go, so it'll be okay. :)Kelley (Another Novel Read)http://anothernovelread.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-50641430830885001912013-03-29T11:40:42.145-04:002013-03-29T11:40:42.145-04:00I'm with you on Boundless, I bought it straigh...I'm with you on Boundless, I bought it straight away and have been putting it off because I just can't handle that series ending! <br />It's just that I feel that with a series you put so much time and heart into this world and these characters and then it ends and there's just this empty space...Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468649356197119023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-50040931119788470022013-03-29T11:39:17.734-04:002013-03-29T11:39:17.734-04:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I just f...I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I just finished Rae Carson's Fire and Thorn series and while I'm satisfied with the ending I'm SO sad I won't get to spend more time with Elisa and Hector! :(Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468649356197119023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-62343614850726489032013-03-29T11:37:52.592-04:002013-03-29T11:37:52.592-04:00The Chemical Garden series and Requiem are on the ...The Chemical Garden series and Requiem are on the list of books I'm putting off because they are hugely scary! I'm sad to hear you were disappointed with Lauren DeStefano's books! I really liked Wither.<br />I've been hearing so many good things about Cassandra Clare's books, I should really start them! From all the reviews and ravings on Twitter it does sound like she did a good job with the end of Clockwork Princess :)Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468649356197119023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-78565183701667114232013-03-29T11:35:16.537-04:002013-03-29T11:35:16.537-04:00I was sad after reading the final Narnia book and ...I was sad after reading the final Narnia book and sorta angry at how Susan was depicted in the last book... I haven't started the Blue Bloods series yet, is it good?Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468649356197119023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-25026891010229184582013-03-29T11:02:36.256-04:002013-03-29T11:02:36.256-04:00It is in noway irrational. I still have yet to rea...It is in noway irrational. I still have yet to read <i>Boundless</i> by Cynthia Hand because it's the last book in the series. Sometimes... I can't. I just can't.<br /><br />It's a double-edged sword really. Sometimes the series needs to end (Sookie Stackhouse, anyone?), but other times I'm not ready to say goodbye to these characters and their world (much like that of Hands Unearthly series).<br /><br />~Andrea @ <a href="http://beautybutafunnygirl.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Beauty but a Funny Girl</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673243164948708038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-46219517778246414972013-03-29T10:56:53.609-04:002013-03-29T10:56:53.609-04:00YES!
I love this discussion topic because I talk t...YES!<br />I love this discussion topic because I talk to my friends about it a lot. I have a lot of series that I won't read the last book because I am soo sad that it's over!<br />kimberlybuggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975047013177697298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-31030026266445780782013-03-29T10:48:32.407-04:002013-03-29T10:48:32.407-04:00I was very disappointed with the end to Lauren DeS...I was very disappointed with the end to Lauren DeStefano's Chemical Garden series. I almost wish I didn't read it now.<br /><br />The reviews for Lauren Oliver's Requiem make me also want to put it off for similar reasons.<br /><br />The only book I'm actually holding off on, because I don't want the lovely story to end is The Clockwork Princess. It seems the reviews are standard across the board and they are all, "This is EPIC Perfectness," but with better grammar then I just displayed.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763211385606299365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-12485789390690265572013-03-29T10:35:15.390-04:002013-03-29T10:35:15.390-04:00Um, it's been about 20 years and I still haven...Um, it's been about 20 years and I still haven't fully gotten over the fact that there's no more Narnia.<br /><br />I've also been putting off reading the last Blue Bloods book, because I don't want to admit that it's over.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024880986964198385noreply@blogger.com