tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post8351758245222575081..comments2024-03-10T10:00:21.430-07:00Comments on A Tapestry Of Words: YA Reviews: Talk to Me Tuesday: Series or Stand-alone?danyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-90597747322806940462011-01-15T02:52:12.291-08:002011-01-15T02:52:12.291-08:00This is a bit late but I completely agree with wha...This is a bit late but I completely agree with what you've said. I think that the best series are when the author set out writing the book with a series in mind or when there is sufficient reason to contnue the character's story. The Goose Girl companion books work really well together and I think that there should be more 'series' that take the companion books idea. Also, if every book you read was part of a series with characters you liked, then you'd never have time to discover anything new!Stephanie (Books Are A Girl's Best Friend)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18209205559175407310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-32677704523723940402011-01-11T21:36:13.760-08:002011-01-11T21:36:13.760-08:00Thanks everyone for your thoughts!
@Cialina: I to...Thanks everyone for your thoughts!<br /><br />@Cialina: I totally know what you mean about a poor sequel ruining the first book. Sometimes I've read a sequel and then wished I hadn't afterwards :(<br /><br />@Small Review: Wow, thanks!danyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-84657829098835464742011-01-11T20:56:58.322-08:002011-01-11T20:56:58.322-08:00I couldn't agree with you more! You just outli...I couldn't agree with you more! You just outlined exactly what I would write about what I want and don't want out of a series and why.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-78098091968156486062011-01-11T19:48:06.725-08:002011-01-11T19:48:06.725-08:00I agree about cliffhangers, even though I almost a...I agree about cliffhangers, even though I almost always dislike them. As long as the rest of the story progresses, a cliffhanger doesn't bother me as much.Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419017172433094292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-10926392101336511332011-01-11T18:33:05.635-08:002011-01-11T18:33:05.635-08:00Agree with you, as long as it is done right, it do...Agree with you, as long as it is done right, it doesn't matter. I love companion books too. I think it is a great way of expanding on the amazing worlds and characters :)Nic @ Irresistible Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774834560378283927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-19463392149732329422011-01-11T18:15:34.008-08:002011-01-11T18:15:34.008-08:00Great topic! This has been on my mind a lot lately...Great topic! This has been on my mind a lot lately. I like your answer.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114592508318043919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-58561318460488505312011-01-11T17:30:38.601-08:002011-01-11T17:30:38.601-08:00I'm always reluctant to start a series when th...I'm always reluctant to start a series when the series isn't complete. I don't like having to wait for books. <br /><br />I also hate when a sequel isn't properly executed and ruins the first book to me. Then, I'd rather just wish that the book was a standalone. <br /><br />I find that there are so many sequels nowadays and its hard to find a standalone... I do like series though - but it takes a lot for me to become loyal to a series. It has to be phenomenal. AKA Hunger Games.Cialina at Muggle-Born.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149012619221886587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-44582113882327557072011-01-11T17:29:08.218-08:002011-01-11T17:29:08.218-08:00I completly agree with what you said about compani...I completly agree with what you said about companion novels. They really are the exception :)<br /><br />Come check out my answer if you get a chance: http://blackfingernailedreviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/talk-to-me-tuesday-series-vs-stand.html<br /><br />New Follower! btw-your picture with the cat is really cute ^-^ flanpnhfpnanfnFNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942002114849988697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-89180341763110956002011-01-11T16:29:45.699-08:002011-01-11T16:29:45.699-08:00@Cheree: I do enjoy the fact that with a series, y...@Cheree: I do enjoy the fact that with a series, you can spend more time getting to know the characters you've grown to love :)<br /><br />@Melissa: Yes, companion novels really are a different type of series, and like you say can be very good at enhancing the world the author has created. <br /><br />@Melissa: Thanks for the recommendation! Sounds like the author captures the point of a series well :)<br /><br />@Amber Argyle: Well, if you wanted to know what happened next, there's probably a good chance the readers do too! :D I do see what you mean about it being intimidating, especially once you get feedback on your first book. Good luck!danyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-85697512034442245152011-01-11T14:30:10.704-08:002011-01-11T14:30:10.704-08:00I agree with you on all these points. This month, ...I agree with you on all these points. This month, I had to decide whether to write a sequel to my upcoming novel, Witch Song, or leave it like it is. <br /><br />What decided it in the end was that I really wanted to know what happened next. <br /> <br />But it's super intimidating. Of necessity, the book has to progress in tension, and subsequent books are often darker and meaner than previous ones. <br /><br />Doing it right takes an immense amount of skill. We'll see if I'm up to it. :)amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-78593528050907337352011-01-11T14:20:53.184-08:002011-01-11T14:20:53.184-08:00I think that you should read the Chaos Walking tri...I think that you should read the Chaos Walking trilogy if you haven't yet. I reviewed the first book, <em><a href="http://www.yabookshelf.com/2010/09/the-knife-of-never-letting-go/" rel="nofollow">The Knife of Never Letting Go</a></em>, and Patrick Ness really builds an new important element in each book. Yet on their own, the books, themselves are really exciting. <br /><br />There was one series that I read 2 of the 3 books last year. I really felt that the second was something written just to draw out the narrative further to make a trilogy. I know that not everyone thinks this, but it really dragged for me, so I know what you mean.Melissahttp://www.yabookshelf.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-53560941523009415662011-01-11T14:20:37.685-08:002011-01-11T14:20:37.685-08:00Thanks so much for participating, Danya! I have to...Thanks so much for participating, Danya! I have to agree with what you said...I think that companion novels are the exception to the rule - I think they have ability to work and enhance the individual books.<br /><br />Series, however, I feel are so overdone these days...I mean, they can work, but so many are truly too much (like Leaving Paradise).Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-63002524025913212502011-01-11T14:05:55.339-08:002011-01-11T14:05:55.339-08:00I actually read a lot of series, I love following ...I actually read a lot of series, I love following the characters and seeing how they grow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.com