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June 25: Series I’ve Given Up On/Don’t Plan to Finish (Submitted by A Book and a Cup)
This is a tough one! I don’t track this information, but I hunted down some examples.
- Hazel Wood; Melissa ALbert. It was so pretty, I ignored the mixed reviews. They were earned.
2. Big Rock, Lauren Blakely. Looked like the start of a cute romance series, but was really sexist.
3. Dragon Tattoo; Steig Larson. It took some effort to disengage from the mystery, but these books are just too dark.
4. Time Quintet; Madeline L’Engle. I decided to re-read some of these, and read the rest, but they go downhill from book one. I’ll stick with that one.
5. Throne of Glass; Sarah Maas. I liked the idea of this, but I found all the love triangles annoying.
6. Harry Hole; Jo Nesbo. I got all the way up to book 8 before I decided this is too dark for me.
7. Abhorsen; Garth Nix. I really liked the first three books, but 4 was such a disappointment I don’t want to pick up 5.
8. The Greek Detective; Anne Zouroudi. I got through one and a bit, before deciding I wasn’t much interested.
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I finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series out of sheer determination. I wouldn’t say it was worth it though. If you read the first book, you pretty much see where the series is going. I remember loving the Time Quintet as a tween, but I only remember the broad outlines of the plot.
Here’s my list:
https://franlaniado.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-series-i-plan-to-finish-someday/
Instead of series I’ve completely abandoned, I did series that are temporarily on hold. I’ll finish them eventually!
I got through several, but when I realized the end wasn’t close, I gave up on them.
I made it through the first trilogy, but when I realized someone was taking over and writing more, I felt no need to continue.
Great list! I’m yet to start the throne of glass series, so colour me warned haha! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
A lot of people love it. If unnecessary love triangles, angst and pining annoy you, though…
Ah haha. Pining and angst are very annoying, and triangles can sometimes, it depends how they are written haha. thanks for the warning!
Throne of Glass is definitely an annoying series, if my friends hadn’t made me read I wouldn’t have got past the first book.
I sometimes regret buying into the hype of a book. But a lot of them are good, and I love fantasy, so… I had to try!
It’s true! And yes, I totally get that. Sometimes you just gotta try a book.
I read The Hazel Wood and probably won’t finish the series either. I enjoyed the book, but really wished it ended there. Unfortunately, I can’t see where this can go. I loved Steig Larsson’s Millennium Series. You’re absolutely right they are very dark. After each one I had to take a break and read a bit fluff. The Harry Hole series is dark to. I’m impressed that you made to #8. I find that Scandinavian Crime Thriller/Mystery/Suspense is much darker, but I really like it. I often wonder what that says about me.
They’re good books, but I find some kinds of imagery keep reappearing in my mind, haunting me. I just don’t need that in my life!
It seems like Scandinavian, Russian, and Alaskan literature tend to be very dark. I wonder if it has to do with the weather?
LOL! Maybe it’s a perpetual full moon. I think that would explain a lot.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo books are seriously dark, so I can see why you wouldn’t want to finish that series. I did read the whole series and enjoyed it, but then again I can stomach a lot of things. 🙂
I have heard many mixed things about The Hazel Wood and I don’t think I’ll be picking it up. The negative reviews point to things that I would dislike as well, so I don’t plan on wasting time on it.
If you see things in a review that bothers you, skipping it is almost always a good idea! I can;t think of a time I picked up a book anyway, and felt like it was the right choice!