tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post1500370430429703680..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: The Endless SeriesCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-42589496337933766762008-06-23T12:06:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:06:00.000-04:00The series you mention...well I love her. LOVE her...The series you mention...well I love her. LOVE her. I do agree that she has gotten away from where A.B. started, but I think my love for her overshadows the many, many flaws that have come into the light in the later books. I do get angry occasionally, but it never makes me put the book down, and I still have to read the new ones as soon as they come out.<BR/><BR/>Love her. Can't help it.<BR/><BRAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352767450969548151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-58299434605329776382008-06-20T17:41:00.000-04:002008-06-20T17:41:00.000-04:00Hey Judith my darlin'...tell Desiree hi for me. Gu...Hey Judith my darlin'...tell Desiree hi for me. Guess she's pounding those computer keys. Of course, I KNOW you're a DP junkie. Wonder if there's a 12-step program for that??? snicker. <BR/><BR/>OMG...I loooove Elizabeth Lowell. Did you read the historical western ONLY series??? I have all of them.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-79108301993291794722008-06-20T17:32:00.000-04:002008-06-20T17:32:00.000-04:00Cal me nuts but I crave series. I love the St. Kil...Cal me nuts but I crave series. I love the St. Kilda series by Elizabeth Lowell, the Bullet Catchers by Roxanne St. Clair, the Bitter Creek series by Joa Johnston. A few more authors I follow? Karen Rose, Christine Feehan, Joey Hill, and on and on. And now you can really call me nuts, but I have all 40 books in Diana Palmer's Jacobsville, TX series, and yes, they are all interchangeable butI am aJudith Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491165935158623960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-46449424085866397732008-06-20T16:23:00.000-04:002008-06-20T16:23:00.000-04:00I know there have been several series I've gotten ...I know there have been several series I've gotten really IN TO and then a few will come out that are disappointing.I'll think...uh uh, that's IT for me but then I'll try the next one hoping it gets better. It's frustrating.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-62471558540721852532008-06-20T15:58:00.000-04:002008-06-20T15:58:00.000-04:00I like series books but I agree some can get old a...I like series books but I agree some can get old and stale and that is never fun. You have no end and really don't want to read what is being released. Makes things difficult. <BR/><BR/>Larenalrhubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891452007427579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-5850487713330801852008-06-20T13:34:00.000-04:002008-06-20T13:34:00.000-04:00Toni, I loved that series for about six or seven b...Toni, I loved that series for about six or seven books. Just like you. I constantly complained about the tacky way she dressed her heroine...weird I KNOW. It just bugged me. I mean...read a fashion mag please. LOL. BUt after awhile it just didn't matter because she was NEKKID all the time. I like lots and lots of sex in a story but this was so weird because it was like...BLAM, time to have sex. Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-45505260018199915472008-06-20T12:30:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:30:00.000-04:00I agree with your sentiments, also. If you're ref...I agree with your sentiments, also. If you're referring to the writer I think you are, I fully agree there. I thoroughly enjoyed the first five books but after that, they seemed to become swamped with so many supernatural it was beginning to get ridiculous--and then there's the sexual aspect! That, specifically, was what turned me away--just too much. Don't get me wrong. I expected some sex Toni V.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08052890346125029399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-14592422457553794382008-06-20T12:29:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:29:00.000-04:00Hey Kelly! I'm getting ready to do a series too. P...Hey Kelly! I'm getting ready to do a series too. Paranormal this time but I'm still thinking this won't be a series without end. THink it'll be four or five, with an end in sight.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-31758842564489483362008-06-20T12:28:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:28:00.000-04:00Anny, you've hit the nail on the head. SOme of the...Anny, you've hit the nail on the head. SOme of these series just ramble on and on with no end in site. And every book feels the same. Tend to think it's a money issue on the writer's part. Not saying making money is a BAD thing..just saying.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-50858754981190385492008-06-20T12:18:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:18:00.000-04:00I may be coming over to the darkside of series app...I may be coming over to the darkside of series appreciation. I hadn't thought so until recently when I considered all the books I enjoy reading. And the fact that I write series too. Hmm. Something to that, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>So I'll throw my hat in tentatively as a series appreciator until I change opinions again.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-90784168062997557722008-06-20T12:03:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:03:00.000-04:00So perhaps the series depends on whether or not th...So perhaps the series depends on whether or not the author had a plan to begin with. I suspect that the things you're complaining about have to do with whether or not there was a plan in the beginning--an over all goal that the characters were striving to reach.<BR/><BR/>If it's just another book for the sake of another book, then of course it's going to run out of steam. If each book is based onAnny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-67634188094828528362008-06-20T11:54:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:54:00.000-04:00I know just what you mean, Tonya. I've been readin...I know just what you mean, Tonya. I've been reading romances for soooo many years. I won't say how long or it'll seriously DATE ME. SNORT. I've loved many single title stories and I'll think...hm wonder if she'll write about this guy? Or that woman? BUT..you know a writer has done her job to leave a reader feeling that way!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-44997757058189126472008-06-20T11:28:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:28:00.000-04:00Since I'm pretty new to the whole romance scene I ...Since I'm pretty new to the whole romance scene I haven't read any series that has bored me or lost my interest. Probably because the Dark Hunter series is the only long series I'm reading, I've been sticking to a 3 book or so series. They seem to be a great length...and then I move on to something else. When there is a stand alone book I find myself yearning for many of the side characters toTonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457342710187975653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-90072178657292694352008-06-20T11:20:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:20:00.000-04:00Terri, I LOVE Gabaldon's Outlander series. My abso...Terri, I LOVE Gabaldon's Outlander series. My absolute favourite. And I think this series works so wonderfully because it simply continues the story of their lives, but in a natural, fluid progression that doesn't feel as if the author is trying to force more and more books down your throat.J.K. Coihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890728169343650544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-40423316133793311092008-06-20T11:19:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:19:00.000-04:00Um, yeah. I'm pretty sure I know what you're talki...Um, yeah. I'm pretty sure I know what you're talking about, too. And I would agree.<BR/><BR/>I think it's smart when an author decides to end a series when the story is obviously done-even if the fans are still clamouring for more. Because when you start manufacuring extras just for the sake of bringing in dollars, it shows in the writing. I think you can lose your passion that way, and instead J.K. Coihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890728169343650544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-68056766369392741752008-06-20T11:18:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:18:00.000-04:00I think most people know who you are talking about...I think most people know who you are talking about because I loved her work and I am still buying them in hopes they will get better and some of them did but her last one is only so-so. In answer to your question though I really am tired of books that don't give you anything but the sex. I need my favorite heroine or hero to have more of a life.<BR/>DebbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-64904202356651850932008-06-20T11:16:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:16:00.000-04:00Hey Lynn's Planet! I know EXACTLY what you mean. I...Hey Lynn's Planet! I know EXACTLY what you mean. It's like the same lines get regurgitated over and over. Drives me crazy.<BR/><BR/>As a writer, I wonder how they can manage to keep the series fresh and lots of times, they don't manage it. Anne, Kelley and I had a long talk one morning about a series we love and how the author was "messing" with the characters. Pairing our favorites with black Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-76049400775092885552008-06-20T11:12:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:12:00.000-04:00Hi LAINEY!!!! Yep. I'm a blogging machine these da...Hi LAINEY!!!! Yep. I'm a blogging machine these days. LOLRegina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-55319168435482119792008-06-20T11:11:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:11:00.000-04:00WooHOO Deb on getting an advanced PEEK at Nora's b...WooHOO Deb on getting an advanced PEEK at Nora's book. Sooo frickin' cool.<BR/><BR/>I love the Dark Hunters too but I'm really ticked that we're not seeing more of the Were Hunters. I LOVED Night Play with Vane and Bride and then Wren's story. Hey! Where did they GO???? Now she's started with the Dream Hunters and I'm just not getting into those that much. Yep. I can't wait for Acheron!!!! I'll Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-4013181051745099122008-06-20T11:10:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:10:00.000-04:00I totally agree. I would rather be left wanting mo...I totally agree. I would rather be left wanting more than have the characters and love for the series destroyed. <BR/><BR/>I've been following a never-ending series and a few times the writing has been so not like the author, the characters took on contradictory characteristics that I was put off. I thought it was time to put the series to bed. <BR/><BR/>But, then I pick up the next book and Happily Ever After Authorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429300474931021836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-62126931270521382572008-06-20T10:59:00.001-04:002008-06-20T10:59:00.001-04:00I love reading series and my favorite is The Dark-...I love reading series and my favorite is The Dark-Hunter books, I'm looking forward to Ash's book in August. I'm reading the Twilight series now and I'm enjoying it. It doesn't matter to me how many books there are as long as they each have their own stories and can hold my attention.tetewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287233499993365048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-74270924109546259502008-06-20T10:59:00.000-04:002008-06-20T10:59:00.000-04:00ivette, I so agree on JD Robb's books, as you can ...ivette, I so agree on JD Robb's books, as you can see in my post.<BR/>DH and I race to see who gets to read the next book first. Luckt for me Nora just sent me the next book for a review..Woot!!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014941258906964014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-29810385246845350332008-06-20T10:54:00.000-04:002008-06-20T10:54:00.000-04:00I agree with you Regina on that series your talkin...I agree with you Regina on that series your talking about because I'm starting to feel the same way. I also love series because you get to see the main characters develop along with important secondary characters. The one series that I really could never get enough of no matter what is the IN DEATH series by J.D. Robb aka Nora Roberts. <BR/><BR/>That series has been going on since <I><B>Naked in Phoebe Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997797995893638815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-10067144936485145632008-06-20T10:53:00.000-04:002008-06-20T10:53:00.000-04:00Oh I just finished reveiewing Jodi Lynn Copelands ...Oh I just finished reveiewing Jodi Lynn Copelands book "Handyman" OMG I love all three main stories but I so Need to read Tia's story which is not writen yet.<BR/><BR/>One of my fav on going series is my JD Robb books never get enough of Roarke,Eve and their extended family. Bob loves Mavis!<BR/><BR/>It would depend on the stoy line as I read them, I have read books that I thought 3 books were Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014941258906964014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-42080470561150615012008-06-20T10:38:00.000-04:002008-06-20T10:38:00.000-04:00OMG, woman. You're everywhere. You're a bloggin' m...OMG, woman. You're everywhere. You're a bloggin' machine. =)<BR/><BR/>'K, on topic. Yep. Agree completely, I have yet to read a series where I'm not getting a little sick of the characters by book 5-6. Kinda like a house guest that overstays their welcome. <BR/><BR/> I agree with Terri on the Gabaldon series. Loved the first three books and could read them over and over, but by the 4-5 I found lainey bancrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198092987859920805noreply@blogger.com