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Today’s question is:
Do you read multi author series?
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The simple answer is Yes. I have read a few really good ones. Years back Darlene Franklin, Vickie McDonough and Susan Page Davis had a series Texas Trails which had 6 books in it which I really enjoyed. Love inspired normally have a 6 book series for the Love inspired and Love inspired Suspense line and use to be 3 in the Love inspired Historical line. I read a couple of the LIH books. Also at least 2 of the LI sets. With the sets I read they could be stand alone but there was a mystery that carried through all books.
I did read the Easter in Gilead series which included a book by Narelle Atkins. It only had 4 book which made it easy to read. Although each book had its own story reading each book made the whole series much better as it featured an event and each book had a different perspective. My thinking is a multi author series needs more than just a location to make it a series. There needs to be some connectivity to the books otherwise its just a bunch of authors writing about the same location and they become stand alone books where I can pick and choose.
Other multi author series I may have started strong but fallen behind. The main reason is often the books come out to close together for me to keep up. I use to read a lot more books but now a good month I read up to 4 books some months as little as 1. I like the series that are 2 – 3 months apart.
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I’ve read a few series over the years, mostly crime fiction. If I love the first book I’ll keep reading. It’s handy when authors offer their first book free or at a discount so you can test the waters before deciding whether to purchase the rest.
I’ve started a cozy mystery series by our own Susan J Bruce (Ruthless-the-Killer Aussie mystery series). She’s including a mystery that carries through the series as well as a romance. You might like that one, Jenny.
I’m also enjoying our Adam David Collings’ sci-fi Jewel of the Stars series. I like a good sci-fi every now and then. It was my favourite genre as a young person.
Hi Suzie I have read lots of series by one author which are easier to follow.
This is more multi or a series written by several authors. Think Trinity Lakes. Although maybe not the best example as while some books are very clearly link a few are very much stand alone. Guideposts do series where its the same characters but the books are written by different authors. I was reading one series on Kindle Unlimited on a trial but didn’t finish well the trial ended and more books are coming out.