Confessions of a Book Series Addict | 2017 Edition

I love genre and therefore I find myself all the time in the middle of a floppity-jillion series. It's not a bad place to be but as I get older (aka brain cells dying at an alarming rate), and I read more, it is harder to keep it all straight in my brain.  Last year I decided to get it somewhat in control so I wrote a post to take stock of where I was with my series reading and identify some priority series to try and make progress during 2016. It wasn't necessarily an unqualified success but I did feel more focused and less overwhelmed, so I'm repeating the practice for 2017.

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I read this many series.

First how'd I do with the series I prioritized?

NO PROGRESS
Black Powder War (Temeraire #3) by Naomi Novik
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastards #3) by Scott Lynch
Two Serpents Rise (Craft Sequence #2) by Max Gladstone
Endymion (Hyperion Cantos #3) by Dan Simmons
The River of Souls (Matthew Corbett #5) by Robert McCammon
City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
Little House on the Prairie (Little House #2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Clariel (Abhorsen #4) by Garth Nix
A Fatal Grace (Inspector Armand Gamache #2) by Louise Penny
One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie #2) by Kate Atkinson
The Warlock's Curse (Veneficas Americana #3) by M.K. Hobson
Honor's Knight (Paradox #2) by Rachel Bach
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell #2) by Laurie R. King

PROGRESS
Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) by Ilona Andrews
The Woman who Rides Like a Man (Song of Lionesse #3) by Tamora Pierce
The Unmapped Sea (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #5) (CAUGHT UP)
Whispers Under Ground (Peter Grant #3) by Ben Aaronovitch
Rattle His Bones (Daisy Dalrymple #8) by Carola Dunn
Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery #7) by Victoria Thompson (I read up to book 11!)
The Case of the Left-handed Lady (Enola Holmes #2) by Nancy Springer (I read the next two books in the series and I don't think I will continue - it's super grim)

SERIES FINISHED
The Chessman (Lewis Trilogy #3) by Peter May
A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil #2) by Soman Chainani

So ummm... It may not look like I made much progress but actually it's not bad for me, lol.

What about series that weren't on this list?

FINISHED or CAUGHT UP WITH

Appleseed Creek Mysteries by Amanda Flower (Finished)
Avatar: The Last Airbender by Gene Luen Yang (Caught Up With)
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale (Finished)
Fables by Bill Willingham (Finished)
The Belgariad by David Eddings (Finished)
Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro (Caught Up With)
The Lovegrove Legacy by Alyxandra Harvey (Finished)
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare (Finished)
The Cinder Spires by Jim Butcher (Caught Up With)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (Finished)
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (Finished)
Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger (Finished)

I FINISHED 9 Series -  Yay Me!
I CAUGHT UP WITH 4 series - Sort of Yay Me.

STARTED but NOT CAUGHT UP WITH

Peter Wimsey Series by Dorothy L. Sayers (through Book 5 of 15)
Magical Bookshop by Amanda Flower (Book 1, 1 left)
Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews
Richard Jury Mysteries by Martha Grimes
Finishing School Series by Gail Carriger
Olympians Graphic Novel by George O'Connor (Books 1-3 of 9)
Saga Graphic Novels by Brian K. Vaughn (Volumes 1-4)
Rogues of the Republic by Patrick Weekes
Laura Elliston by Melissa Lenhardt
The Colours of the Madeleine by Jaclyn Moriarity
The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold (NOT CONTINUE)
Dirk and Steel by Marjorie Liu (MAYBE NOT CONTINUE)
The Passage by Justin Cronin
The Chronicles of St. Mary's by Jodi Taylor (NOT CONTINUE)
The Great Library by Rachel Caine
Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey
The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen (NOT CONTINUE)
Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Tommy and Tuppence by Agatha Christie
Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Sorceror Royal by Zen Cho
Nell Sweeney Mysteries by P.B. Ryan
Wilderness by Sarah Donati
The Morland Dynasty by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna

I STARTED 24 series this year - 5 more than last year (Yikes!) - I won't continue with 4 of these.

PROGRESS on NON-PRIORITIES

Nathanial Cade by Christopher Farnsworth
Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendsen
Serenity by Joss Whedon
Flavia DeLuce by Alan Bradley
Peter Grant by Ben Aaronovitch
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
Timothy Wilde by Lyndsay Faye
Fairyland by Cathrynne M. Valente

So that's the year in review.  Not exactly triumphant but regardless I still at least felt like I was more on top of things, so that's something.  Here are my priorities for the

2017 PRIORITIES

1. Strong Poison (Peter Wimsey #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers
2. The Twelve (The Passage #2) by Justin Cronin
3. A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab
4. Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence #2) by Agatha Christie
5. The Fatal Flame (Timothy Wilde #3) by Lyndsay Faye
6. Alex + Ada Vol.2 by Jonathan Luna
7. Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant/Rivers of London #5) by Ben Aaronovitch
8. The Prophecy Con (Rogues of the Republic #2) by Patrick Weekes
9. Black Powder War (Temeraire #3) by Naomi Novik
10. The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastards #3) by Scott Lynch
11. Two Serpents Rise (Craft Sequence #2) by Max Gladstone
12. Endymion (Hyperion Cantos #3) by Dan Simmons
13. The River of Souls (Matthew Corbett #5) by Robert McCammon
14. City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
15. Little House on the Prairie (Little House #2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
16. Clariel (Abhorsen #4) by Garth Nix
17. A Fatal Grace (Inspector Armand Gamache #2) by Louise Penny
18. One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie #2) by Kate Atkinson
19. The Warlock's Curse (Veneficas Americana #3) by M.K. Hobson
20. Honor's Knight (Paradox #2) by Rachel Bach
21. A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell #2) by Laurie R. King
22. Cryoburn (Miles Vorkosigan #14) by Lois McMaster Bujold
23. Ghostly Echoes (Jackaby #3) by William Ritter
24. Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles #2) by Ilona Andrews
25. Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels # 7) by Ilona Andrews
26. Stiletto (The Checquy Files #2) by Daniel O'Malley

I think that's enough to be getting along with. 😏  Oh and I should mention that I would also really like to start the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.  Among the many other series I'm sure I'll discover and HAVE to read.  Sigh....

So, what's at the tippy top of your series reading list for 2017?

Better Get Reading!