Thursday, May 17, 2012

Can You Come Visit Me?....Again and Again?

Not "me" personally...I mean...your favorite characters in a series. I'm not just a writer, I'm also a reader! As a reader, I find myself drawn to reading series. I love them! I enjoy visiting the same characters over and over again. I'm particulary fond of suspense and mystery. You get a great puzzle to solve, while also watching the main character grow as a person, possibly improving their investigative skills. My hope when I read a series is the main character, usually a heroine, learns something, and improves her life in some way, as I read each novel in the series.

Now, reading them has made me want to "write" one myself. The first story in the series is already plotted and I hope to delve into this summer after school gets out and I have more time. Wish me luck!

Some of my favorite series are:
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    • These books really drew me in. You couldn't help but root for Katniss and applaud her for taking her sister's place in the Hunger Games and YES! I loved the movie as well.
  • The Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich
    • The humour and silliness keep me reading. I love Lula! And some of the stuff Stephanie and Lula get into keeps me in stitches.
  • The In Death Series by J.D. Robb
    • Roark. Enough said. I'm waiting for Dallas to get pregnant!
  • The Seven Realms Series by Cinda Williams Chima
    • I love this series. Can't wait for the next book to come out this summer.
  • Rick Riordan Series
    • Seriously....The Percy Jackson Series, The Heroes of Olympus Series, and the Kane Chronicles are some of the best YA/MG paranormal series I've read. He's a master at it!
  • The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
    • I have actually "listened" to this entire series. The latest came out this month and my next stop on the web is to purchase it so I can listen to it on my iPhone. Can't wait!
Okay...I could go on and on and on....but I won't. So. Tell me. Who and what are some of your favorite series and characters that you like to visit over and over again?

Have a great day!

Lyric
http://www.lyricjamesbooks.net/

2 comments:

Annie Nicholas said...

I'm only have one series on auto buy at the moment. Nalini Singh's Archangel series.

Rebecca Royce said...

Nalini Singh. Christine Feehan (although lately less and less) Laurann Dohnner. Virginia Kantra. Laurell K. Hamilton.