Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday!
Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s is Series I’ve Given Up On/Don’t Plan to Finish.
1. Gansett Island by Marie Force
I gave up on this series because it has gone on and on and on forever. The books stopped feeling like new stories and more like catch ups with old characters.
2. The Sullivans by Bella Andre
I loved the San Francisco and the Seattle Sullivans, but I think I’ve outgrown the Sullivan series since then. I’m just not into the stories as much as I used to be.
3. In Death by J.D. Robb
I read over 20 of these books and then they just kind of lost my attention. There have been so many more since I stopped reading them that I decided I won’t try to catch up.
4. Boy Toy Chronicles by Jay McLean
I love Jay McLean, but after reading the first book in this series I know it’s not for me.
5. Palm South University by Kandi Steiner
The drama was just too much.
6. Carter Reed by Tijan
I love a good Tijan series, but Carter Reed wasn’t for me. Too much angsty gangster stuff for my liking I guess.
7. The Bourbon Street Boys by Elle Casey
I liked most of these books, but I just think I’m over the series.
8. Fifty Shades as Told by Christian by E.L. James
Um, yeah. I don’t need to re-read Fifty Shades from his POV. Grey didn’t really have anything new to offer but a cold personality.
9. Bachelors of Arizona by Rachel Van Dyken
I love RVD, but this series is not for me. I really didn’t enjoy the first two books, so I’m skipping the last.
10. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
I read the first two books. I don’t think I’ll read the rest.
Couldn’t agree more about Grey. I just couldn’t read them from his POV.
It reshaped my thoughts on the series in a bad way. 🙁
Lovely list! I also read the first two books in the Red Queen series and I think I’ll stop there, too, I just wasn’t a fan of the second book :/
Thank you! I’m glad it wasn’t just me!
I never read the Red Queen. I thought the concept sounded too similar to Red Rising at the time so I passed on that series. I’m told I’ve not missed much by doing that.
I’ve heard they are similar, so probably not a bad decision!
Great list! I gave up on the Red Queen trilogy half way through the second book. It just isn’t for me. Haha
Thank you! I don’t blame you. I think it was like Allegiant — only the end was worth reading.
Great list! I gave up on the Red Queen series half way through the second book. It just wasn’t for me!
Thank you! I think Glass Sword made a lot of reader abandon the series unfortunately.
Totally agree about Red Queen! I read the second book hoping I would like it more than the first and get into the series more, but nope! It was way worse. I’m seeing Red Queen on so many lists today, it’s kind of funny! It has such good reviews on Goodreads!
I know! I am surprised too!
The Red Queen has been on my list for a while, but I keep seeing it pop-up in this week lists, so I don’t really know if it’s worth it to try to read it now.
My TTT: http://books.thetechchef.net/top-ten-tuesday-41-abandoned-series/
The first book is good. It might be worth reading. Maybe the series would work for you. I have known people who love it. It just wasn’t my thing in the long run.
Great list! I gave up on the Carter Reed series as well!
Thank you! It’s good to know I wasn’t the only one! 😉
I skimmed through it just so I didn’t dnf it, but I couldn’t read the next one.
I avoided Red Queen because all the mixed reviews. I’m convinced that I would hate it if I actually picked it up.
You might! I actually liked the first one, but the second was too boring.
Fifty Shades from his point of view? No thanks! 😀
Exactly!
I’ve given up on the Red Queen series too. I loved the first book so much, but the sequel was just so bad. I attempted the third book, but just couldn’t bring myself to get that far into it.
It was so bad. I agree. I didn’t even attempt the third, so you did better than me!
So I read 50 Shades before I DNF-ed series, but by the time Grey was published I was over that, so I’m happy to say I skipped that one.
This totally made me laugh. I can’t believe you read that book!
Right?! I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I still don’t get it haha.
Looking back, it’s hard to remember why I liked it so much. Maybe the emotions.
I can imagine not picking up the rest of the In Death books. There are over 40 now! I only read 4 so I am still filled with all the good intentions haha.
I think I just moved on from them after I had my daughter. I think I was just in the mood for happier stuff and then it was hard to get back.