Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and is currently being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Series I’d Like to Start/Catch up on/Finish.” I am actually not a fan of doing these kinds of posts anymore. Mostly because they make me feel very disorganized, chaotic, and disappointed in myself. I should not have this many series on my shelf that I haven’t finished and yet here we are. I never learn and I just end up picking up more series and falling deeper into a hole that I will probably never crawl my way out of. I suppose on the bright side it means that I always have something to read. Featuring the next book or last book in these series I need to pick up. Feel free to bully me in the comments about these. Covers linked to Goodreads.
1. The Empire of Sand by S.A. Chakraborty
2. Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
3. Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes
4. The Bronzed Beast by Roshani Chokshi
5. Stormsong by C.L. Polk
6. Dragonblood Ring by Amparo Ortiz
7. Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
8. Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev
9. Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
10. The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
Which of these should I pick up first? Do you also have too many series on your shelf that you haven’t finished? Let me know in the comments and be sure to leave me a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit!
A Kernel of Nonsense 
Don’t lose heart! I have MANY started and pending series as well – some I may get back to and others not. BUT, I also have Jade Legacy on my list. I zoomed thru the first two and now it’s been so long I don’t think I’ll remember all those characters! And yet, there are new series to begin. Sigh. 🙂 Good luck and happy reading.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/ttt-books-in-series
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Thank you so much for the encouragement! I’ve heard so many good things about Jade Legacy. I actually really need to get to it before I forget what happened in the previous novels.
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I am with you…I have so many to finish. Incense and Sensibility sounds great, as does Stormsong. Hope you get to them.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2022/11/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-series-id-like.html
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Thank you so much!
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Oh yes I need to finish the C.L. Polk series too. I have book 2 ready to go but I still haven’t picked it up. Meh.
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I think I am just worried I won’t love it as much as the first, but I really want to finish the whole series soon.
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I have so many books on my shelf yet still sign up for Blog Tours. I too have therefore dug a very big hole for myself 😂 if nothing else books are great to look at!
I want to read that “Austen” series. It’s been on my radar for a while!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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I’ve really loved the first two books in Sonali Dev’s Austen retelling series, so I hope you do as well!
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Excellent! I’ve seen them around and want to give them a go!
Thank you 😊
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You are not alone in having lots of unfinished series. I seem to be in the habit of coming across series that have been going for some time and almost never starting with the first book. For example I’m currently reading a book by a new to me author which is number 21 in the series!
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I honestly admire readers who devote any time to really long series, even if you start in the middle. I don’t have the patience for that kind of story.
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I hope you enjoy reading these series whenever the opportunity arises!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/series-i-need-to-catch-up-on-or-finish/
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Thank you so much. Hopefully soon!
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I’m cheering you on. We all have plenty of books we haven’t read yet. You are so no alone there. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-series-i-should-read-someday/
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Thank you so much! May we all tackle those series that have been sitting on our shelves for far too long.
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I also felt very called out when doing this post and seeing just how many series I need to finish
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I could have listed more, it was that bad! The shame, but at least we all know we are not alone.
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Yeah, at least it seems to be a common problem that we are united in
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I will not bully you because I am the same way! I start a lot of series and then move on to something else. Sometimes you need a break, sometimes the next book isn’t out yet – nothing to feel bad about!
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I mean, what are we supposed to do when we have to wait for the next installment? It’s totally understandable!
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don’t feel bad at all Alicia, honestly, I’m with you & especially struggle with actually starting series! Though I try to look at it as always having that extra time before going on that last adventure with my favorite characters. I’m so excited to start Valeria & Tasha’s series once I’m in a fantasy mood again! 😍
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I can tell you that both of those are stellar series (or at least the first book is, haha). Thank you!
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You’re definitely not the only one with those mixed feelings whenever I think of all the series I haven’t finished yet. I totally forgot about Oleander Sword but that’s one of the books that I’ve been meaning to read too! 😂 Also, I kinda don’t blame you for not picking up Jade Legacy yet—it’s AMAZING but far out! The cries I cried!! 😭 Fonda Lee knows how to gut me!!!!
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I wanted to get to both of those this summer, but hit a slump and couldn’t pick up any fantasy. Hopefully I can get to Jade Legacy soon. I don’t want to cry, but I need to know how it ends.
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So many of these are on my TBR but I haven’t started them because I also have so many series I’m in the middle of lol!
Here’s my TTT post: http://kappareadsbooks.home.blog/2022/11/08/series-id-like-to-catch-up-on-finish-top-ten-tuesdays/
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A conundrum for sure!
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I need to finish the Witchsong series, too! I loved the first book just didn’t go back for the second for some reason…
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I haven’t picked it up because I’m almost certain I won’t love it as much as the first, but I heard the third book is a lot of people’s favorites so it makes me want to finally finish the series.
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Okay, what you said at the beginning about feeling disappointed about how many series are on your shelf, resonated with me so much!! But as you say, we never run out of reading material.
The Empire of Sand and Jade Legacy are series that are on my wishlist, but I’m trying to wait to buy/checkout any more series until I get through the ones I have.
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I really need to show more restraint and keep myself from buying new books before finishing other ones.
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I haven’t read any of these, but I would say read Fevered Star first because I love the cover.
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That one will probably be one I will pick up first because I remember the first pretty vividly, so I can just dive it.
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Of the ones here I’ve read… Stormsong was disappointing overall (the entire trilogy), even though the concepts behind the story were very interesting. I really liked Incense and Sensibility — in fact, it might be my favorite of the series. Good luck with all these!
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That’s so good to hear about Incense and Sensibility. I really loved Recipe for Persuasion, so my expectations are pretty high for the remainder of the series.
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Great post!! It’s always fun to recap series that you need to finish (if not a bit depressing haha). I really enjoyed Godslayer so hope you get around to finishing it! Here’s my ttt 🙂 https://hundredsandthousandsofbooks.blog/2022/11/08/series-id-like-to-start-finish-catch-up-on/
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That’s so good to hear! I loved Gearbreakers, so I ought to pick this one up quick.
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I need to read Jade Legacy and Fevered Star asap! Happy reading!
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I hope we both get to them soon!
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Great post!
lol, I am the same way when it comes to book series. I am currently reading the last book in The Summer I Turned Pretty series, and this will be the first book series where I actually finished reading the whole series.
I was at the bookstore recently and saw Crooked Kingdom on sale. Even though I haven’t even started reading the Shadow & Bone series or Six of Crows yet, I still bought Crooked Kingdom because I figured I’d eventually get around to reading the series, lol. I just can’t pass up on a book sale, lol.
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A great accomplishment! That is so funny. Well, I can tell you that Six of Crows is very good and even though I only read the first book in the Shadow and Bone series, Six of Crows didn’t feel hard to follow.
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I’ve not read any of these, but some of them look really interesting.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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Glad you think so!
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Oh Prime deceptions reminds me I wanted to try her books! they look sofun…
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So much fun!
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I am right there with you on ones I need to finish and haven’t. I, too, have The Gilded Wolves on my TBR
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I hope you get a chance to pick them up soon. I really loved the first two books and am just really scared of how it will all end.
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Looks like you have a great number of lists to keep you busy, lol.
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Lol, that I do!
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The Bronzed Beasts was on my list this week too. I also have a lot of unfinished series on my shelves, particularly from the last couple of years where I’ve turned more to audio than physical books for my reading but I take heart in the fact that books aren’t going to go anywhere and they will always be there for me when I’m ready for them, so there’s really no reason to feel bad!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/11/08/top-ten-tuesday-393/
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What a great way to look at it, thank you!
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No problem 🙂
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I just finished The Bronzed Beasts this year with a friend, I also kept pushing it back 😅 I haven’t even started the Jade War books yet, so you’re already way ahead of me 😊
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