Hello, my name is Cherie and I am a series starter. This year alone I have started 12
new series and I've only completed two. Wait, hold up. 13. I have started 13 new series.
I'm currently reading the first book in a series so that makes it 13 and honestly I
don't know when I'm going to stop. I don't know when I'm going to stop starting series.
I didn't really realize this until this year. I knew I had a problem with finishing series
but I honestly didn't know how much of that problem was on me. Obviously it's on me but
well okay I really don't know how to talk myself out of this.
Welcome back to Such Fun Read. It's day two of Bookmas and let's talk about book series.
As a soon-to-be-reformed series starter, I am making my first goal for 2025. I have picked 10
series I need to finish. These will be books that I already own. Some of the series that I want to
finish I may actually need to reread the first book but that's okay. As long as the series gets
completed that is all that matters. So let's get into the series I want to complete in 2025.
First up we have Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan. So I read three of these books last December.
I actually vlogged my experience. I have yet to edit that vlog actually. Maybe I will sometime
this December. We'll see how that goes. But I was enjoying what I was reading and it is a series I
definitely want to finish. I wanted to finish the series before the TV show came out. Of course it
didn't happen. I'm really bad about reading things when I see they're about to become a TV show
or a movie. That's just how I am. But it is a fun series with the Greek gods and everything.
Percy is pretty funny. Annabeth I've adopted her. I decided to adopt her. Grover is awesome
and nothing better happened to Tyson. Next series is the popular trilogy by R.F. Kwong.
I read the first book and I'm going to have to reread it. I kind of remember what happens
but it will just be best if I reread it. I do remember enjoying it and I remember enjoying
it quite a bit. I've also heard great things about the trilogy so I'm excited to get back into it.
The Imperium Trilogy by Claire LeGrand. The first book is Furyborn and I did read that but I may
need to reread it. Maybe. We'll see. Maybe I don't. I don't know. I think I remember what happens but
I don't know. We'll see. But I do remember listening to a podcast where the author was being interviewed
and I do remember her saying that this trilogy was her version of Anakin going to the dark side
or something like that. I was intrigued and I wanted to read it. Now I just need to finish it.
I'm going to kind of cheat and just put all of Ser J Maas series here. I need to read A
Quarter Silver Flames and I'll be caught up on Akatar. I've read Up to Air of Fire in the
Thorna Class series and that is the series I prefer of her so I probably should finish it. As Recruits
in City I would need to reread that first book because I do not remember what happened. I do
not remember. I think someone dies. Does someone die? I don't know. Anyway that is a book I would
definitely have to reread. I only own the first two. I think a third one came out this year.
Did it? I think it did. I don't know. Anyway I only own the first two so I'll read those.
The Magician's Trilogy by Lev Grossman. I read the first book almost a decade ago and I haven't
completed this series yet. That is unacceptable. That is very unacceptable but it also sounds quite
like me so am I surprised? No. I do pretty much remember what happened in the first book though.
I mean I did read it twice. The first time I read it I didn't really like the book but I kept it
and I read it again and I loved it so so that's something. I'm going to try to go into the second
book without rereading the first one. We'll see how that goes. I know there was a TV show that came
out and I did watch the first episode but I stopped because I wanted to finish the trilogy
before watching the TV show which of course. The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black.
I've read both The Cruel Prince and the Wicked King in this trilogy. I never did read Queen of
Nothing though and I don't know why. Maybe I wasn't interested but for some reason I am now
interested. Do I start over or do I just go into reading Queen of Nothing? I think I'm going to
have to start over because it has been a few years and I think I remember things that happened in
The Cruel Prince. I don't really remember what happens in the second book though so I think
I think I want to start over. I think I just want to read the entire trilogy.
Ash Princess Trilogy by Laura Sebastian. This one I do remember reading the first book.
I do remember what happens and I don't have to reread it. I read it a few years ago so it
wasn't quite recent but I think I am confident in being able to go into the second book
without being confused. So that is a plus. The Frostbush Saga by Ellie Blake. I picked up this
trilogy I'm guessing during the pandemic and I'm pretty sure I read the first book. I'm also
confident I don't really remember it. I'm pretty sure I read it. I think I read it. I should probably
look on Goodreads to see if I read it. Maybe. But I want to read this trilogy mostly because
I want to know why did I decide to pick up this entire trilogy anyway and put it on my shelf?
I don't even remember what made me want to read this trilogy or even how I found out about it.
And two, will I even enjoy it? Hopefully I do because it's been sitting on my shelf for a few
years and hopefully hopefully I enjoy this trilogy. The Selection Series by Keira Kass.
At least the first trilogy. I read the Selection Years ago and I ate it up. It was exactly what you
think it is. The dystopian bachelor. I guess it was coined as the Hunger Games meets the bachelor
but I don't know if anyone dies so I kind of don't want to compare it to the Hunger Games but
I'm pretty sure it was coined as that. I may need to reread the first book because it has been a
while since I read it the first time. Honestly, I just want to know if the rebellion is successful.
I think there was a rebellion in this story and I just want to know if it's successful.
I never really hear anyone talk about the rebellion going on because it is a dystopian.
So most likely there is a rebellion happening. I just never really hear anyone talk about it
and I'm just curious is it successful or do they just completely forget about it? Because I know
there is like a sequel series, sequel Spinole series for I think the daughter? I don't know. I don't
know but is that a spoiler? Maybe. I don't know. I don't know. Anyway, I need to know. I need to
know what part outside of the romance is discussed in these books. Last but not least, The Mistborn
Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. Of course, I didn't forget Mistborn or the Final Empire, whatever
you want to call it, was one of my favorite reads of 2023. I thought I would have finished that series
by now but of course, of course I didn't. Honestly, the second book should be one of the first books
I pick up in 2025 or maybe I'll sneak in the second book and read it this month, even before the
year ends. But I do know I better have completed this trilogy by the end of next year. So those
are 10 series I hope by this time next year I will have completed or caught up with. I guess it
would be 12 since I do have three Sarah J Maas series on this list so I guess I guess 12, whatever.
If I can remember, we'll revisit this list next year to see if I was able to do what I hope to do.
I'm also curious if you have any series you need to finish by the end of 2025
or any you'd like to start. Let me know. Thank you though so much for listening and don't forget
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