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16 Completed YA Series You Can Totally Binge Right Now
Biding your time for the next book in a series can be a true test of patience, especially when the release date could fall anywhere between "probably next year" to "eh, whenever."
Needless to say, the wait can be agonizing.
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Needless to say, the wait can be agonizing.
Fortunately for YA fans, there were as many big finales in 2018 as there were new beginnings. From Sarah J. Maas' epic Throne of Glass series to Veronica Roth's Carve the Mark duology, these are the series you can now devour in one go. No waiting necessary! Which ones will you be adding to your Want to Read shelf?
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Illuminae
First line: "So here's the file that almost killed me, Director."
Start the series with: Illuminae
First line: "So here's the file that almost killed me, Director."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: And I Darken
First line: "Vlad Dracul's heavy brow descended like a storm when the doctor informed him that his wife had given birth to a girl."
Check out Kiersten White's essay on flawed and furious YA heroines here.
Start the series with: And I Darken
First line: "Vlad Dracul's heavy brow descended like a storm when the doctor informed him that his wife had given birth to a girl."
Check out Kiersten White's essay on flawed and furious YA heroines here.
Total books: 6
Start the series with: Falling Kingdoms
First line: "She'd never killed before tonight."
Start the series with: Falling Kingdoms
First line: "She'd never killed before tonight."
Total books: 7
Start the series with: Throne of Glass
First line: "After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien was accustomed to being escorted everywhere in shackles and at sword-point."
Check out our interview with Sarah J. Maas here.
Start the series with: Throne of Glass
First line: "After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien was accustomed to being escorted everywhere in shackles and at sword-point."
Check out our interview with Sarah J. Maas here.
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Warcross
First line: "It's too damn cold of a day to be out on a hunt."
Start the series with: Warcross
First line: "It's too damn cold of a day to be out on a hunt."
Total books: 4
Start the series with: Red Queen
First line: "I hate First Friday."
Check out Victoria Aveyard's fond farewell to the Red Queen series here.
Start the series with: Red Queen
First line: "I hate First Friday."
Check out Victoria Aveyard's fond farewell to the Red Queen series here.
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Wintersong
First line: "Once there was a little girl who played her first music for a little boy in the wood."
Check out S. Jae Jones' essay on finding your creative voice here.
Start the series with: Wintersong
First line: "Once there was a little girl who played her first music for a little boy in the wood."
Check out S. Jae Jones' essay on finding your creative voice here.
Total books: 3
Start the series with: The Thousandth Floor
First line: "The sounds of laughter and music were dying down on the thousandth floor, the party breaking up by bits and pieces as even the rowdiest guests finally stumbled into the elevators and down to their homes."
Start the series with: The Thousandth Floor
First line: "The sounds of laughter and music were dying down on the thousandth floor, the party breaking up by bits and pieces as even the rowdiest guests finally stumbled into the elevators and down to their homes."
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Flame in the Mist
First line: "In the beginning, there were two suns and two moons."
Start the series with: Flame in the Mist
First line: "In the beginning, there were two suns and two moons."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Lady Midnight
First line: "Shadow Market nights were Kit's favorite."
Start the series with: Lady Midnight
First line: "Shadow Market nights were Kit's favorite."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Firstlife
First line: "Duuude. A heads-up would have been nice. Can you say whack shack?"
Start the series with: Firstlife
First line: "Duuude. A heads-up would have been nice. Can you say whack shack?"
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Strange the Dreamer
First line: "On the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl fell from the sky."
Check out Laini Taylor's favorite forbidden love stories here.
Start the series with: Strange the Dreamer
First line: "On the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl fell from the sky."
Check out Laini Taylor's favorite forbidden love stories here.
Total books: 3
Start the series with: The Dark Days Club
First line: "In 1810 the British King, George III, descended into a melancholy madness from which he would never recover."
Start the series with: The Dark Days Club
First line: "In 1810 the British King, George III, descended into a melancholy madness from which he would never recover."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Rebel of the Sands
First line: "They said the only folks who belonged in Deadshot after dark were the ones who were up to no good."
Check out Alwyn Hamilton's essay on young leaders here.
Start the series with: Rebel of the Sands
First line: "They said the only folks who belonged in Deadshot after dark were the ones who were up to no good."
Check out Alwyn Hamilton's essay on young leaders here.
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Carve the Mark
First line: "Hushflowers always bloomed when the night was longest."
Check out Veronica Roth's on-the-road reading recommendations here.
Start the series with: Carve the Mark
First line: "Hushflowers always bloomed when the night was longest."
Check out Veronica Roth's on-the-road reading recommendations here.
Which completed YA series will you be devouring? Let us know in the comments!
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Nov 26, 2018 06:21AM
This is a great list... I would add The Remnant Chronicles by Mary Pearson.
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From the indie shelves, a few more series that ended in 2018.The Confectioner’s Chronicles
by Claire Luana
Total books: 3
Start the series with: The Confectioner's Guild
First line: "Wren had learned early on that trouble comes in all sorts of packages."
The Moonburner Cycle
by Claire Luana
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Moonburner
First line: "The thick woods muffled Hanae's anguished screams."
The Siren Wars Saga
by K.M. Robinson
Total books: 3
Start the series with: The Siren Wars
First line: "A well-placed accusation—even a small, insignificant one—has the power to change the tides and start a war."
Suppressed
by Wendi L. Wilson
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Suppressed
First line: "I'm done."
The Siren Chronicles
by Tiffany Daune
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Coral and Bone
First line: "Sketching his crooked smile had become a habit for Halen, a madness not easily tamed."
The Starseed Trilogy
by Ashley McLeo
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Prophecy of Three
First line: "The knots in Hypatia's back wound tighter as memories of black smoke and lost knowledge flooded her mind."
This is considered more of a New Adult read, but for the most part, suitable for Upper Young Adult readers
Was running out of things to read atm, will definitely be going through some of these :D
The last book of the dark artifices trilogy comes out in December, so it’s ALMOST done :)
The everlife has my attention. The thousandth floor trilogie have i seen the books but wasn't sure if i wanted to buy them.
All of them, - The Dark Artifices( already read it )
And once again, nobody's heard of the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series by James A. Owen.Total books: Seven (eight if you count the limited edition short story collection he had on Kickstarter)
Starts with: Here, There Be Dragons
I love that people are adding their own indie or lesser known alternatives! Thank you!
Catherine wrote: "This is a great list... I would add The Remnant Chronicles by Mary Pearson."I agree! I'm re-reading this series right now!
I wish instead having the first lines, it was more of a "if you like these things" kind of intro. First lines dont tell you sh*t about a series lol
I just started The Confectioner's Guild.
If you click on the link underneath Red Queen, the link leads to Sarah J. Mass's Throne of Glass series.This is the link that was put instead of the one about the Red Queen series: https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
Jess wrote: "I’d add the Lunar Chronicles!"It didn't finish this year, so it doesn't qualify for this list.
Definitely going to need to add some of these to my TBR!
Strange the dreamer immediately and the frostblood saga perhaps next
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THRONE OF GLASS!!! Going to read the Conqueror's Saga soon. Would add the Worldwalker series
Megan wrote: "And once again, nobody's heard of the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series by James A. Owen.Total books: Seven (eight if you count the limited edition short story collec..."
That series didn't conclude this year though, which is why they're not on this list.
Janine wrote: "From the indie shelves, a few more series that ended in 2018.The Confectioner’s Chronicles
by Claire Luana
Total books: 3
Start the series with: [book:The Confectioner's Guild|4..."
Thank you Janine for all of these recc's!
This is the kind of comment I'm here for, point me towards books unknown!
:D
I've just started on The Throne of Glass series and am still working on the Alice in zombieland series by Gena showalter and more.
Mónica wrote: Thank you Janine for all of these recc's!Why thank you! I know a lot of books that aren't published by the Big 5 get lost (even smaller traditional publishers) so I like to increase exposure.
I FREAKING LOVE THE THRONE OF GLASS!! IT IS AMAZING! If you go to the book you will see that a person named, DORIAN, wrote a review on it, It goes against my LOVING THE BOOK!! but I strongly recommend that you read it it's Fantabulous.
Damn it all I want is for my exams to end so that I can binge read without guilt!
I love the idea of this blog post and would appreciate seeing "Bingable" series from other genres as well.
Catherine wrote: "This is a great list... I would add The Remnant Chronicles by Mary Pearson."Didn't finish this year, finished in 2016, which is why it's not on the list either.
Felicia (Little Prairie Library) wrote: "Catherine wrote: "This is a great list... I would add The Remnant Chronicles by Mary Pearson."I agree! I'm re-reading this series right now!"
Me, too! That is a great series that now has a spin-off book.
YES, everyone should read the Conquerer's Saga. That trilogy does not get enough praise. It's amazing. Aside from being alternate history, it's not really "fantasy" - there's no magic or anything. The historical aspects are great though, and Lada is such a great, uncompromising protagonist.Strange the Dreamer is also really good, haven't read the sequel yet.
I'll definitely be trying Falling Kingdoms and Clare's latest trilogy now that they're both complete, decided to wait on both of those when they first started coming out. Marie Lu is always worth a read as well, so I'll be checking out Warcross.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Laini Taylor!
Great job! I finished the Throne of Glass series, I am reading the Queen of Air and Darkness, I need to read the second book of the War Cross series, and of course, I finished the Fates Divide. All in all, 2018 has been a good year of reading for me :)
I thought Warcross was going to be a trilogy!
Two other WONDERFUL series not on the list are the Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg and the Undertow series by KR Conway. Both totally sucked me in and are complete. And they both were available through kindle unlimited at one point :)
Rachel wrote: "Two other WONDERFUL series not on the list is the Paper Magician by Charlie Holmnerg and the Undertow series by KR Conway. Both totally sucked me in and are complete. And they both were availbe thr..."okay! Thanks for telling me, and i'll be sure to check them out! :3
I can't believe I forgot the Chronos series by Rysa Walker :)
