So, we’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s topic is Series I’d Like to Start/Catch up on/Finish.
I know I’m not alone in saying that I’m great at starting series but I’m pretty horrible at completing them. There are only a handful of series that I’ve actually finished and many of them are before I found out there was an online book community and before I started blogging. Maybe there’s a connection there? 😂 But I digress… Here are a few series that I hope to finish at some point because I’m still interested in the books—some of these have been on my TBR pre-2019 but some are newer!
2 books to complete – The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
1 book to complete – Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
1 book to complete – The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
1 book to complete – Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber
1 book to complete – Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas
2 books to complete – The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty
3 books to complete – The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne
3 books to complete – The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
2 books to complete – The Poppy War Series by R.F. Kuang
1 book to complete – The Aurora Cycle by Amy Kauffman and Jay Kristoff
Have you read any of these series or are they also on your to-complete list? What is one of the oldest series that’s on your TBR? How long does it take for you to lose interest in a series or decide you no longer want to read it?
dinipandareads 
The only one I’ve read was Throne of Glass. I loved it, but I’m Maas trash. 🤷🏻♀️
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I mean, from what I remember, I know I was really enjoying this series. It’s just been SO LONG since I read the second to last book that I feel like I need to re-read the previous ones to remember what happened before finally picking up KoA! 😂
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Strange the Dreamer and The Poppy War are both amazing series!
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I did love the first books of both series (and they emotionally wrecked me!) so (I think) I’m looking forward to finishing these series! 😂
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I hope you can read The Heart Principle soon and finish up that series.
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I know! I was beside myself with excitement thinking about that book before it released and yet here we are, still sitting unread on my shelf… For shame! 😂
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It happens to the best of us.
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The Winternight Trilogy! I enjoyed the first book, but actually thought it was the weakest looking back. Utterly adored 2 and 3. It’s still one of my favourite series.
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Oh wow, that’s very exciting to hear cos I do remember enjoying it! I read the first book several years ago now so I’ve totally forgotten a lot of it. Though I plan to pick up all three in December and read them all in one go… Hopefully, it’ll actually happen! 😂
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Best of luck!
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I’ve finished a lot of these! I do need to finish ToG though, haha.
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You’re actually really good with finish series, Joanna! 😂 I feel like you’re the one bookish friend that intentionally works through series and does a fantastic job getting all the books read! Teach this panda your ways, pls! 🐼
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Haha thank you! I do try my best and it helps to keep a doc on google to write down ones that aren’t completed and then highlight the ones that are so I know what I can do. Longer series just take forever for me to get through though!
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If only I could be so consistently organised… 🫣 Haha, that’s a good idea to remember for the day I get my bookish self together! 😂
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I read Helen Hoang’s first two books but have yet to read The Heart Principle. So many reviews I’ve read make me think it’s not the story I’d been hoping for.
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I know, that’s part of my hesitation with picking it up especially because I was ridiculously excited for a full on romance for Quan BUT I’m going in with low expectations so hopefully, it won’t be too bad? I hope you enjoy it whenever you decide to pick it up, Tanya! 💜
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I’m with you on Daevabad and The Poppy War trilogies! I did finish Winternight, I loved those books. I’ve tried two of Hoang’s books and didn’t care for them.
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I’m hoping to finish the Winternight Trilogy this December! I really want to read it and figured it’s now or never (kidding, it’ll never be never, lol)! 😂 I can’t wait to read the books!
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The only series you listed that I’ve tried is Strange the Dreamer. It was a really good book. I hope you get to finish that series.
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I loved the first book in the duology and remember being so emotionally wrecked by that ending. Hopefully, I’ll get around to finishing this series sooner rather than later! 😂
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Lol, you know what, yes, we are all enablers of each other when it comes to picking up more series than finishing. I haven’t read The Heart Principle either, but I just got distracted by other romance books. The Dragon Republic might be my favorite of the series, but gosh, it hurt.
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I think the book community are pro-enablers when it comes to finishing any book before adding new ones to our lists. 😂 I keep getting distracted by other books all the time! I’m glad to hear TDR was your favourite in the series—I can only imagine how painful it must’ve been considering how I felt at the end of TPW!
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The Angel’s Game sure looks like a good read.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-series-i-should-read-someday/
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The first book in this series is one of my all time favourites so I’m looking forward to continuing on with the series eventually 🙂
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I bought the first book in the Caraval series after I succombed to the pressure of needing to know if it was as good as everyone said. But I still haven’t even read the first chapter. Why is buying books easier than finishing them aha
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Haha, why do I relate to this so much!? I can’t even count the number of times I read a quote, excerpt or review of a book and immediately went to buy it and then left it unread. Let’s just say I won’t be running out of reading material any time soon. At all. Like, ever! 😂😂😂
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The Winternight Trilogy made my list, too. I also need to finish Muse of Nightmares and the Aurora Cycle series.
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I have *grand plans* to finish the whole Winternight trilogy this December… If you want to read it too, maybe we can do a buddy read? Let me know! 🙂
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Aurora’s End and Kingdom of Ash are awesome finales. Happy reading!
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I can’t wait to read both of them. I’m so glad to hear that they’re awesome finales cos there’s nothing more disappointing than a lacklustre series ending! 🙈
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I still need to read The Kingdom of Ash and Aurora’s End too. And i haven’t started The Poppy War series but want to, especially after reading Babel. I hope you get a chance to read all of these, Dini!
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I don’t know if I talked about it with you but I’d be down to do a series buddy read for TPW next year if you’re keen? I think reading it with someone (or even someones) would definitely be good for all parties involved—y’know, for all the emotional support I’m sure we’ll need, LOL!! 😂 Let me know!
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Yes! I think you mentioned it. Let’s do it!!
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The Heart Principle and Aurora’s End are also still on my TBR! I was super excited about both but then I saw some mixed reviews and I ended up procrastinating… but still really want to read them both! I thought Kingdom of Ash was a great finale, hope you’ll enjoy that one when you get to it.
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I think I only recall seeing one review for Aurora’s End but I did see the mixed ones for THP. I think knowing that it’s different from what we initially expected will probably help me when I eventually pick it up. 😂 I think! I hope you enjoy both of them whenever you read them.
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I am right there with you behind on TOG, The Aurora Cycle, and The Kiss Quotient. Honestly, I have put off The Heart Principal because of the reviews I had seen. Maybe one day.
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Yeah, the mixed review for THP have definitely contributed to me not picking it up immediately but I think knowing that it’s gonna be totally different from what I expected will help, especially now that a lot of time has passed! 😂 I hope so anyway, I do still want to read it one day!
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Winternight and Kiss Quotient are two series that I have read and enjoyed. I hope you get a chance to finish them. I have not read any of the others, but some of them sound interesting. Nice list, Dini.
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I’ve heard so many great things about Winternight and I’m hoping to read it this December! 😃
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I hope you enjoy it, Dini.
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Hmmm, you make a very good point. Most of the series I’ve left unfinished are ones I started pre-blogging. Oops! 😂 I do miss just getting lost in series. Pre-blogging, I would often reread entire series that I loved. I still need to read The Heart Principle and the entire Throne of Glass series. Great list, Dini!
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I don’t often re-read but I do feel like I worked through series a lot quicker before learning about the book community and ALL the other books that I’ve discovered along with it! 😂 I wouldn’t change it though! I hope you enjoy ToG and The Heart Principle as well, Dedra! 💜
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I adore Strange the Dreamer and I also need to catch up on The Poppy War
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I really need to finish Muse of Nightmares but I’m so scared that it will crush me 😂 Same goes for TPW series actually!
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Great list. We have Muse of Nightmare in common. I’m happy to see I’m not the only one with a series problem :D. I hope you get to finish the Throne of Glass series: it’s a great series I re-read every summer.
Here is my TTT: https://herseriallife.com/top-10-series-id-like-to-finish-before-2022-ends/
Have a great week.
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Wow! If you re-read ToG every summer, it gives me hope that I can also re-read it to finally finish it once! 😂 That’s amazing! I hope you enjoy Muse of Nightmares whenever you get around to picking it up!
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I loved The Winternight Trilogy, Strange the Dreamer, and The Poppy War!
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I can’t wait to finish all three 😃
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This might be controversial, but I might hold off on finishing Helen Hoang’s series. The first two are definitely the best. The third one gets really, really sad.
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Yeah, I’ve heard that it’s quite different to what a lot of people expected and I’m curious about it especially because it’s Quan! BUT yeah, I defo will go in with different expectations, that’s for sure! Thanks for the heads up 😊
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I finished TOG and the Aurora Cycle this year. I kind of cheated with TOG, I skipped Chaol’s book. 😂
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Haha, y’know, Chaol gets a lot of flack but I never got the hate. I actually didn’t mind his book! I mean, he wasn’t my fave or anything but tolerable. 😂 I wonder if that’ll change once I re-read the books before finishing the series! LOL
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