Speaking of books with series... When it comes to books and series, I never read a book out of order. I've lost count of the amount of times I've been to a friend's house and I spy a gem. The cover is gorgeous. The back cover blurb is divine. In my head I plot how I'm going to convince the owner to let me borrow it. But then I look inside and I see it's book 6 in a series... I know some people can jump in late in a series and be just fine, but I'm a stickler for reading a book from the beginning. Most books are built as stand-alones. I could technically read it without problems. But I just prefer reading the first book and seeing everything from the beginning. There are so many details and plots I can experience that are given in bits and pieces in subsequent books. (And why not support the author by buying books 1-5 so I can read 6?)
So can you read a book later in a series if that book interests you enough? Which series was it? Did you go see the Harry Potter movie this weekend? Bonus points if you dressed up. ;)
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I usually like to read a series in order. But I have occasionally picked up a book and found that it was the second or third book in a series, read it and enjoyed it.
i have to read in order too.. i blame it on OCD!
Okay, I feel better that I'm not alone in needing to read things in order. :D
well, up till about a year ago I would *never read a book out of order. Then I became a reviewer and sometimes I have to read them out of order. It hurts my soul to do so though . Some series it doesn't matter. The author does a great job of catching you up and there is a new hero/heroine, but with a lot of UF you can't.
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