It's going to be really hard to keep this list to just 10, so I don't think I'm even going to try! I have
so many series I want to read, but I haven't gotten around to starting them yet for various reasons. Lack of time is a major one, but there are also quite a few I am purposely waiting to start until all the books are published. A good series allows me to spend more time with characters, storylines, and worlds I love, but sometimes it irks me when it seems
every new book coming out is part of a series. Sometimes I want to linger, but other times I just want to know what happens! It takes a special kind of loyalty to follow a series from the beginning, especially if you read the first book shortly after publication -- you could be waiting years (or decades!) to see the story all the way through.
So while I'm super-stoked I just got the shipping notification for my pre-order of
Lauren Oliver's Requiem, I'm also trying to purposely seek out stand-alone novels more often, so I don't always feel like I'm left hanging. I'm not trying to abandon series altogether though, so I do intend to read the following series at some point in the not too distant future. Though considering this list of ten easily morphed into twenty, it may take me awhile!
I'm using the first book to represent each series (in no particular order) -- click on any of the covers to go check them out on GoodReads.
Adult
1. All Souls Trilogy, by Deborah Harkness
2. The Fairwick Chronicles, by Juliet Dark
3. The Taker Trilogy, by Alma Katsu
4. Pink Carnation, by Lauren Willig
5. Liberty Lane, by Caro Peacock
6. Angelology, by Danielle Trussoni
7. Sigma Force, by James Rollins
8. Merrily Watkins, by Phil Rickman
Young Adult
9. Divergent, by Veronica Roth
10. The Pledge, by Kimberley Derting
11. Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor
12. Gemma Doyle, by Libba Bray
13. The Cahill Witch Chronicles, by Jessica Spotswood
14. Caster Chronicles, by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
15. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman
16. Just One Day, by Gayle Forman
17. Summer, by Jenny Han
Children's/Middle Grade
18. His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman
19. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
20. Leisl & Po, by Lauren Oliver