Top 10 Series I Haven't Finished

Mon, September 24, 2012

Top 10 Series I Haven’t Finished

It’s Top 10 Tuesday (hosted at The Broke and the Bookish) and the topic is:

Top 10 Series I Haven’t Finished

Dude, I feel like I’m opening myself up for ridicule with this one, a la “What?! HOW COULD YOU NOT FINISH THAT?!” But whatever, I’ll probably be commenting the same way on other blogs. Sorry, I’m a hypocrite! So here we go:

The Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness
Loved The Knife of Never Letting Go…but I never read the following books. Maybe I blame it on Manchee?

Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr
Again, liked book one…at one point I even read book two. But that was in 2007, and suddenly it’s five years later and I don’t remember a bit of it. I’ll have to start over again at some point…

Fallen series by Lauren Kate
It was a bit too emo and dark for me at the time I tried reading it. Again, I’ll give it a go again when I am in the right mood.

Hush, Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick
Patch just didn’t do it for me. SORRY!

The Forest of Hands and Teeth series by Carrie Ryan
Goodness, I loved these books. Why didn’t I read this third one?!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
Loved these books, loved the movies…but I don’t want to read the adult followup of the series. I just don’t want to imagine these characters depressed and sad and struggling! In my mind they are young and light and happy!

The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter
I adore Ally Carter. And I loved this series…but then I just felt a little too old for it. OK, obviously I’m too old for any YA, but it was too middle grade-ish maybe?

The Chemical Garden series by Lauren DeStefano
I’m too scared she’s going to fall in love with her captor! SORRY BUT MY HEART CANNOT HANDLE IT. I can’t bring myself to read book two.

The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot
Gasp. I feel like this is so sacrilegious of me to admit. But, truly, I was so appalled by the second movie version of these books that, several books in the series, I just couldn’t move on. Mia and Michael NEED to be together, and I can’t bring myself to read on just in case it doesn’t work out! I’m a sissy.

The Caster Chronicles books by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
I loved the first two. But too much time elapsed and I forgot a lot…again, a series I will eventually reread all the way through so I can get to the end!

All right, so where have I gone wrong? Which series should I work on finishing first? Enlighten me, friends!

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Michelle @The Passionate Bookworm said:

Read book #2 of the chemical gardens series! I Promise you won’t be disappointed!!!
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Yara @ Once Upon a Twilight! Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 11:12 am
Yes read Fever, you dont need to worry!!!!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Christina (BookTasty) said:

I think you can safely finish The Princess Diaries books. Also, I’m not a Patch fan either, but I really need to finish the Hush, Hush series (its a guilty pleasure of mine)!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Caitlin E said:

FINISH the Princess Diaries- It has NOTHING to do with the second movie and the end of the series will make you so happy (as a die hard and purist Michael lover I guarantee it) and finish Caster Chronicles- I admit the beginning of the series was a little slow starting but they keep getting better and better (The third one literally had me crying and gasping) and the last one is out this fall.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Michelle said:

Cool idea for a post! There are SO many series anymore it’s hard to keep up!
The princess diaries is a long series I liked it but I don’t know if I could go on with it for that long (and Micheal and Mia NEED to be together I agree!)
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Liz said:

At the end of The Knife of Never Letting Go I honestly felt as though my heart had been ripped out of my chest. GAH, Patrick Ness.

FEVER is good, I think you’ll like it.

I’m afraid to finish The Princess Diaries for the same reason.

My biggest issue with the Caster Chronicles is that they’re all so big!

Excellent list
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Kelsey @ The Lost Book Reports said:

I have been reading the Princess Diaries series and although, I like it, I am not sold. I also just received Torment, so I will need to read book 1 first and you should finish reading the Gallegher girls series. It is still good!

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
pagesunbound said:

I had no idea there was an adult follow-up to the Sisterhood books! That’s actually quite interesting. But considering I have only read the first book, I don’t think I’ll be reading it either.

I stopped reading The Princess Diaries after Book 2. I guess I’m just not into contemporary books.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Joie @ Joie de Lire said:

You should definitely finish The Chemical Garden series and the Gallagher Girls series! They both get really good, I promise!!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Merin @ Read and Reviewed said:

Ha! You have a bunch of series that I either a) need to finish or b) am not interested in finishing! I adored the first Gallagher Girls book and really want to read the rest; I’ve heard that the later books definitely move away from the light-hearted MG feel of the first one, so you might want to try reading what’s been released of them. And I, too, am not interested in finishing the Hush, Hush books. Read the first one (and I actually liked Patch) and found it to be very typical YA Paranormal fare.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Rachel @ Beauty and the Bookshelf said:

I haven’t finished Fallen or Beautiful Creatures either! I love Hush, Hush, and I’ve read Wicked Lovely; you need to read them to close together or you forget everything, and they started to bore me in the last few books. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Nickle Love said:

More than half in your list are series that i want to read but can’t find time for. Hopeful some day I’ll be able to read them too.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Sharon – obsession with books said:

I haven’t read any of the series on your list but have quite a few on my TBR pile.

Thank you for sharing

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Erin said:

I love the Chaos Walking series but I really had a hard time finishing it and still haven’t read the 3rd book….those books are so heavy and a downer so I think that is my issue! I picked up the second book in The Forest Of Hands and Teeth trilogy and I cannot seem to get excited even though I LOVED the first book.
I don’t care a thing about the hush hush or torment series. I have heard that they aren’t great and that they perpetuate the whole angels are conceited thing and basically the guys in them are just super ANNOYING.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
BarefootMedStudent said:

I didn’t enjoy Fallen at all, so it’s a Will-not-finish for me. I haven’t read any of the others on your list… so many books!!!!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Lori said:

I totally agree about Hush, Hush. I have no plans to ever finish those. I’m in the exact same situation with BC. Loved the first two, but nowe I’m behind and I don’t remember anything.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Sarah said:

The later books in the Gallagher Girls series do get quite dark. I think you would like them.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Em (Love YA Lit) said:

If it makes you feel better, I’ve only read two books (not even series, two books) on your list.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Carla said:

ANNA HEINEMANN ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU HAVE NEVER FINISHED THE CHAOS WALKING TRILOGY? this is unforgivable because this series is better than the hunger games. LIKE SRSLY. does this list actually mean that you promise to finish the series? please tell me it does because honestly you are missing out SO MUCH how can you even handle it!!!!

don’t even get me started on the princess diaries, because then I will be forced to admit that I haven’t finished them either. WHAT. I hate myself.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Ginger @ GReads! said:

I couldn’t even get through the first book in Beautiful Creatures! Too much of nothing going on. Also, I will read the last book in the Hush, Hush series and just tell you how it all ends lol!

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Young Adult Fiction and Whiskey Sours Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
YES! This made my list too. I wanted to love Beautiful Creatures because the setting is awesome, but things drag and drag. But that new movie trailer might make me change my mind!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Quinn @ Quinn’s Book Nook said:

I am a HUGE Meg Cabot fan (who isn’t?), but I have only read the first two Princess Diaries. I, like you, want Mia and Michael to be togethre, but I don’t want to read about them getting together, breaking up, getting together, etc. It’s too stressful!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Cait @ The Hopeful Heroine said:

I felt like The Gallagher Girl series was much more middle grade as well… but I do tend to read that age genre. I thought they were more cute than anything.

I haven’t made it past book one of the Princess Diaries. GASP! I know…fail.

And The Chemical Garden? Definitely not my cup of tea. Book two was just weird.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Mel@thedailyprophecy said:

Forest of hands and teeth are amazing! The last one is SO good, go read it please!

I really want to read Fever, but I hope she’s not going to fall for Linden indeed.

And Fallen from Lauren Kate are.. nah.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Jamie said:

Ok so I personally liked Fever but I know a shit ton of people who didn’t. lol.

I haven’t read any of the others on your list so you need to tell me which ones I need to. KTHANKS.

ALSO, glad we are friends still unlike my dream last night baahahah. MEAN DREAM ANNA.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Sierra @ Yearning to Read said:

Gallagher Girls is on my list too!! I really loved the first two, and seriously need #3! I just have to make time for it now…

Great post!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Tabitha said:

I’ve only read three of the series on your list, so I can’t really say much. But… How did I not know that there was an adult counterpart to The Traveling Pants series?!

Haha. Great list!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Tara @ Hobbitsies said:

GASP ANNA. I AM APPAAAAALLLEEEDDD. GO FINISH THE PRINCESS DIARIES RIGHT NOW. I WILL SEND YOU THE REST OF THE BOOKS IN THE SERIES FOR SERIOUS.

Also, I didn’t do TTT this week, so I’ll just go ahead and admit it right now – I still haven’t read Mockingjay HAHAHA. Anyway. C’est la vie.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Annette said:

I got so mad at the end of Knife of Never Letting Go (at that time I was unfamiliar with the concept of a series of books being just one book chopped into pieces) that I’ve never read the others.

There will always be people tell you YOU MUST finish…but there’s only so many hours in the day, and honestly it really has to be a kick ass book for me to commit to more than one.
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Cecelia said:

I’m right there with you on the Chaos Walking trilogy. LOVED the first one, but am a little… afraid? to pick up the final two. Everyone assures me they’re amazing, though… so one of these days I’ll bite the bullet.

Great list – thanks for sharing!
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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Chenise Jones said:

The Forest of Hands and Teeth Trilogy!!! SO GOOD!

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know said:

Wicked Lovely and Fallen are on my list too. I’d say you must read The Dark and Hollow Places, but I was a bit disappointed with it. The Dead Tossed Waves is one of my favorite books ever, and I just didn’t feel like book 3 lived up to it.

Check out my TTT.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Kaylene Drage said:

Definately the “Wicked Lovely” Series

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Becky@Cardigans, Coffee and Bookmarks said:

YES! Patch is horrid! Thank you, lol. I loved the Forest of Hands and Teeth, but the second two focused too much on the love story for me. The last one was by far my least favorite.

Here’s Ours

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Heather said:

Havin just finished the wicked lovely books myself, I do think that’s a good one to read all the way through. All the elements and characters really start to interact more, and things get crazy! Also love the last forest of hands and teeth book- again with the crazy happening. And fever is fantastic! Though I’m really needing the last one ASAP…. Same goes for beautiful creatures, though at least that one is right around the corner.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Theresa said:

I don’t blame you about not wanting to read the adult Sisterhood book. I don’t know if I’ll read it either. I love the first 4, and I loved how it ended, I don’t know if I want to see them as depressed adults…not to mention I heard Sisterhood Everlasting is extremely sad!

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Lisa said:

ANNA.
Please finish Chaos.

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Posted on: Mon, September 24, 2012
Britt @ Not So Teen Reads said:

You have to finish The Princess Diaries. HAVE TO. Just reading you write about not finishing it makes me want to pick it back up and read them all again, for probably the millionth time.

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