Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Satisfying Series. I love a good series and here are ten of my favorites.
1. The Melendy Family by Elizabeth Enright - From spending Saturdays on their own in New York City to moving to the country and having adventures, to moving off to school I adore the Melendys and this is one of my favorite series.
2. The Meg Langslow Mysteries by Donna Andrews - I don't love the beginning books as much as the most recent but it's so fun to see a character and a family develop the way Meg's has. I also always love to see what hijinks are afoot in each new book.
3. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King - A lot of long running series get a bit tedious or more ridiculous but I have loved how this series has developed and every time I read a more recent book I want to go back and reread the earlier books which is a good sign I think.
4. The Krewe of Hunter series by Heather Graham - I love a fun romantic suspense and this is a perfect candy bar of a book. The plots are frequently bonkers, the characters lean towards the too perfect but it is always a fun ride.
5. Library Lover's Mysteries by Jenn McKinlay - This is a series I have enjoyed more the more I read it. McKinlay has done a fantastic job with evolving characters without getting too over the top which I love.
6. Westcott Series by Mary Balogh - I love Balogh's historical romances and this is another one where I really appreciate how the characters evolve as the series goes along.
7. Second Chance Cat Mysteries by Sofie Ryan - I love this series and it has never failed to provide a fun cozy reading experience. I know when I pick up a new book in this series that I'm in for a treat.
8. The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts - This is a trilogy so I'm not entirely sure this counts as a series but it is the ultimate just spooky enough cozy read with a fantastic setting and great characters. This last book comes out next month and I'll be sad to see it end.
9. The Anne series by L.M. Montgomery - This series takes Anne from the redheaded orphan through school and all the way to being the mother of young men and women going off to World War I. A couple of the books were written because they were in the contract and they kind of feel like it but it's wonderful to follow Anne through so much of her life.
10. Murder, She Wrote by Jessica Fletcher and various other authors - As there are multiple different authors there are some quality control issues but overall this series brings Jessica Fletcher, Seth and the rest of the cast of Cabot Cove to life on the page and is always a fun read.
What are some of your favorite series?
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You've got some good series listed here. Let's see - I've read some of Donna Andrews' books - not all in that series though or at least not yet. It's a long one. I read a couple of Laurie R. King's Sherlock/Mary Russell books. Liked them OK, but am not really inclined to read them all. I do want to read The Lost Bride Trilogy, but I've been waiting until #3 comes out (know that it's soon). With Roberts' trilogies, I get so impatient and lately I've just wanted until they were all available and then read all three. I've only tried Jenn McKinlay's cupcake bakery books, not the library series. Did you know there are lots of series?? LOL
ReplyDeleteThat Heather Graham series is one I'm eager to try. :D
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with Anne of Green Gables. I loved the Laura Ingalls Wilder novels too.
ReplyDeleteMy mother gave me the first two Melendy Family books when I was a kid. I found the next two books years later. They are still comfort reads.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading the first book of the Melendy family series when I was a little girl. I am going to add this series to my list to revisit soon.
ReplyDeleteI listed about 30 series on another post. Ones you might recognize would be Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman, everything Allison Brennan, Tracey Crosswhite by Robert Dugoni, everything Anne Perry, Sebastian St. Cyr by CS Harris, Wrexford & Sloane by Andrea Penrose, everything by Peter Grainger, Cork O'Connor by William Kent Krueger. Others would be everything by Ilona Andrews, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, Benedict Jacka, Martha Wells. In death by JD Robb, Kim Stone by Angela Marsons. Oh and the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. I'm forgetting many.
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Some great series listed. I hope you get to read them and enjoy them. The Sofie Ryan books are waiting in my TBR.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like a good series. I have wanted to try the Krewe of Hunter series, so just added the first one to GR wishlist. I see I have started two of the cozy mystery series from your list so I should keep those up.
ReplyDeleteGreat list. Some of my favorites are the Peter Robinson boks about DCI Banks, I've read 21 of thsoe. Also, Lord of the Rings, All Creatures Great and Small, Game of Thrones.
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