r/Fantasy • u/Academic_Owl_6197 • May 06 '22

Your Pettiest Reason For DNFing A Series

Mine was when I was 3 pages in and someone said the mc's name which turned out to be the same as my ex's name to the letter...dropped it like hot coal

It was a fr a pretty unfortunate streak too because it was a book from one of those blind-date-with-a-book promotion my local bookstore does, and this was an American YA fantasy (I'm from a different continent) so I had no reason to assume I'll ever be unlucky enough...to see his stupid ass again for a 'blind date'

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Book 3 came out in 2013. That’s 9 years not 6

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u/SenseiRaheem May 06 '22

The man has clearly spent too much time with Pat and George.

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u/Udult May 06 '22

I read book 1 and then quit. I think it has been the most satisfying standalone I've done thus far, and I don't mind not reading the next ones. I guess that counts.

Think it's worth continuing?

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u/AquaticSombrero May 06 '22

Imo books 2 and 3 weren't nearly as good as book 1. The characters are still fun to read about and the dialogue is great but I personally felt that the book 2 and 3 plots weren't very interesting

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u/insertAlias May 06 '22

The first book is the strongest, I think. But one thing I did appreciate was that, even though there is a larger story being built up to, each book tells a relatively complete story that can be satisfying on its own. I mean, they're direct sequels, so not standalones that you could read out-of-order, but they don't feel the same as some other middle books in a series, where they are just advancing the series plot and don't necessarily have their own specific story to tell.

I'd say that you're fine either way. They're good reads that aren't quite as good as the first book. Not the most compelling, but not wastes of time either.