Bookish Musings - My Series Relationship

Everybody has a relationship with series; my Father for example, is a comic book nut, he'll buy every single edition in every single series relative to one particular character, and then do it for every character you could think of - my Mother on the other hand, she prefers her local authors, mainly standalones, focusing on the world during war and the romantic elements the leading ladies go through. They both have a relationship with series, whether it be positive or negative, but me?

When I was a little cherub, I loved to read; I was excited to bring home the next required book from school, and I remember finishing Homeward Bound/The Incredible Journey at the age of 8, and with the help of my Mother, I'd managed to read it in 3 months, a little bit every night. I had collections of books, actual series on my shelves, Animals in the Ark, Horrible Histories and The Walt Disney Company Books just to name a few, and I adored them; I read them over and over again until I could read no-more... I read no more.

I didn't get back into reading for pleasure until I was 17 years old and starting my AS-Levels, and as mad as it may seem, it was a series that brought me back, and it was The Infernal Devices Trilogy by Cassandra Clare. I took Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince off the shelves of my school library, took them home and read them, and I read them until I blew my mind, and I know for a fact that I would never have gotten to where I am now if it wasn't for that series, so you'd think my relationship with series would be a positive one wouldn't you? Well..

I have book one's on my shelves that I've read and found okay, but haven't continued on with.
I have book one's on my shelves that I've read and enjoyed, but haven't continued on with.
I have book one's on my shelves that I've read and really really liked, but haven't continued on with.

I hate myself for it, I really do, because it's kind of excusable to ditch a series if the first book didn't wow you, but what about those that did? Whats my excuse for having the books on my shelves and not reading them? I confess, I don't have one, however, I have decided that after seeing Nitzans post on her relationship with series and her fantastic collages, that I'm going to do something similar, and talk about the series I've actually finished, the series I'm in the middle of reading, series I've started and am unsure about finishing and series I hope to start this year.

Series I've Finished (or am Up to Date with)

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Harry Potter | Starcrossed | The Legion | Boy Nobody | Balefire
Unsurprisingly there's only few series I've actually finished, and that's either because I can't buy all the installments when they're released, or because I have this problem where I keep starting new series before I finish them, as you'll see in the next two sections.I have added Starcrossed here because I have skimmed the final book, but not entirely read it.

Series I'm Part Way Through

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Beautiful | Across the Universe | The Sweet Trilogy | Jessie Hearts NYC | Blood Red Road | The Infernal Devices | Dark Star The Mortal Instruments | Anna and the French Kiss | Awaken | The Gallagher Girls | Anna | Dirty Monsters
Recent Editions: Skulduggery Pleasant | The Iron Fey
Some of the books here I actually own their sequels, and others, their sequels haven't been released yet, so it half explains why I haven't continued on with them. My biggest excuse for not finishing The Infernal Devices Trilogy though? I don't want it to end, so if I don't read it, it doesn't end, right? I have since finished the companion novel that goes with Jessie Hearts NYC.

Series I've Started but May Not Finish

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Witch Finder | Sherlock, Lupin and Me | Los Angeles Nights | Castor Chronicles | Voodoo Nights Chaos Walking Trilogy | Variants | Angelbound | Alpha Girl
Not Featured: Finishing School | Guardian Angels | The Dark Heroine
Some of the books in this section I would love to continue with, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to; the Voodoo Nights series, Alpha Girl series and Sherlock, Lupin and Me were introduced to me via NetGalley, and they're only available in ebook format right now, so what are the chances of me continuing them eh? Others such as Variants and Angelbound, I'm really unsure of, and I actually have the sequel to Beautiful Creatures, I just don't know.

Series I Hope To Start in 2014

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Fairytale Retellings | The Diviners | Study Trilogy | Defiance | The Dark Heroine | Geek Girl | The Hunger Games | If I Stay Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy | Pivot Point | The Iron Fey | Half Life | Everneath | Avry of Kazan | Fallen | Unwind
There's quite a few series on this list that when I created the collages, I later read, including If I Stay, The Dark Heroines and The Iron Fey, yet I still want to get some of the others, especially Pivot Point, The Diviners and the Maria V Snyder books.

What a discussion! I have to thank Nitzan for the whole idea, and you should really check out her relationship with series while you're online, because her collages are much better than mine. What are your feelings with series? Have you read any I have started or want to start. Leave all your comments down below, and I'll see you all very soon.