Five Friday Favourites - Loved Series I'm Not Sure I Want To Read

Five Friday Favourites is a feature here at Beautiful Bookish Butterflies that involves compiling a list of five answers relating to specific topic or prompt given by either Amanda or Stacie via Twitter and/or during the last featured post. Today, Amanda is hosting, and has decided to ask - What Loved Series Are You Not Sure You Want To Read? Personally, she has a lot of series she's been considering, some she's had for a while, some she's been tempted by recently, but can she make that jump with your help?

Hello and Welcome back to Five Friday Favourites!

For those who missed it in our Grand Opening post, there's been a few changes to Five Friday Favourites, so as a form of housekeeping, I thought I'd run you through, quickly, these new changes and how they will affect you. Previously, FFF was once a week, every week, but with the change in circumstances, it will now be once a month, with the next subject list being given at the end of the the previous post (therefore your next FFF subject will be at the end of this post and so on..) Secondly, now that Amanda is co-blogging with Stacie, the feature will be hosted by both contributers, meaning that different installments and prompts may be hosted by different bloggers, so it's helpful if you follow both Amanda and Stacie on Twitter to be kept informed. Now that we've got that bit out of the way, lets get on with the show!

Blogging about books means that, lets face it, they're EVERYWHERE, and I do mean everywhere. Open internet webpage, oops, there's Goodreads and Amazon and a list of books I don't yet have. Walk into bedroom, greeted by a wall of books. Open fridge for food - well, you get the idea, and sometimes, it's hard to know what to read and what not to read. I usually can get a sense of whether a book or series is good for me, I'll have a gut reaction, feel a pull or a push, I'll be tempted to read it's blurb or I'll never go near it because I just know, but there have been series than I've not felt anything towards, neither a pull nor push and I'm left wondering whether I should ever really read them or not. Today, I wanted to highlight five I keep coming back to that are some community favourites and hopefully, afterwards, get a sort of feel from you as to whether they're worth it, and see if I can help you make some decisions yourself. Lets get started..

The Selection - Keira Cass

I've been struggling with the uncertainity about this series for a good while now, maybe almost a year? I've most definitely read my fair share of reviews; America Singer being a frustrating character, all of the characters either stringing each other along or just plain not making decisions and a really obvious love triangle at the end, I mean, if I already know most of the romance, is there any point in starting this series? Is the rest of the plot worthy of trying? Does it actually read like a Dystopian or does it feel more fantastical and made up? People love it, people hate it. I, have no idea about anything, other than The Heir's cover is gorgeous.. Yes, I am shallow, I admit it, now advise me people.

The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken

Such a loved series makes me extremely nervous, especially when I've not read that many Dystopian reads. Bloggers whom let the Dystopian band-wagon leave without them have liked this, bloggers I trust have enjoyed it, even friends have loved it, but I just don't know. I mean, this is kids with some sort of super power right? There's colours involved somehow and people seem to fall in love a Liam? That's about as much as I've gotten from it. I'm assuming there's a lot more to the series than that, but is it worth it? Should I invest time and money in this series, based on my only liking The Hunger Games and not particularly liking The 5th Wave, is it a wise decision? Help me..

Earth Girl - Janet Edwards

This is that book that kind of escapes your grasp even though it sounds really interesting. A girl who has a weakened immune system which stops her travelling like Earth like other people in this Sci-Fi world, sounds pretty intriguing and I've heard a mix of things from a handful of people, but enough for me to rave, I really don't know. The covers are nice enough, and the price on Kindle was nice too - 99p - I just don't know if I can push myself to try. Is it worth it? Have you read it and enjoyed it enough to recommend? Help me please.

Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

Definitely the series that I keep coming back to week after week after week. I've heard so many different things about Rebel Belle - it's a mystery, but there's no murder or crime committed, it's a contemporary, but it seems and sounds darker than that, and it looks very girly, but it doesn't seem to be.. I just, what on earth is this novel about? It's got a gorgeous cover, and it's sequel looks very.. yellow, but nice none the less, but, is it worth trying this series? Does it's positives outweigh my uncertainty and should I just go for it? Help me out people!

Unwind - Neil Shusterman

The worst thing about this? I own the first three, Unwind, Unwholly and Unsouled, but I still have yet to try and read because - well, I don't know why, there's something holding me back. I know there's something about stripping children of their - skin, or organs, or body parts, to use on other people, which is both utterly gross and weirdly interesting, and I've heard it's creepy, it sounds creepy anyway, but I'm just not sure, I just don't know about it? Should I give it a shot since I own a good chunk of the series? Is it really good and I've just missed the hype it gets, or should I give these books away and let someone else have a chance? Please, the more help I get, the more I might read it.

Tell Me Yours!

What series are you not sure about reading, and are there any on this list I should be considering more?
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Next Months Topic Is..

Books You Can't Believe You Waited So Long To Read!

Have a particular book that you owned for ages and wished you'd read sooner, or a book that's release took waaaaay too long to come around? Any series you gobbled up after millions or recommendations, or a classic that proved to be exactly that? You're next FFF installment and link up will be live on 27th Feb. so get involved and I'll see you then!