The series I picked but dropped after the book one or two

[Celeste]

Vanessa wrote: "Good question :)

Gave up reading the Sookie Stackouse series after book 11, what a disappointment. Completely ruined the likeability of the heroine, in my opinion. I used to thoroughly enjoy all ..."

I agree the the Sookie books, if she ends up a
With Sam I will totally disappointed....

[~Leslie~]

I have read 2 of the Cassandra Palmer books by Karen Chance

I just can't seem to want to continue this series. And I have attempted Gena Showalter's books several times and just can't get into them.

[Meghan]

C.C. wrote: "I chose not to continue on with Immortals After Dark series. I stopped at A Hunger Like No Other- The insta-sex, rape scenes and sexual assaults kinda threw me off.

I also stopped reading Charle..."

I totally gave up on the Charley Davidson Series at the exact same point ... just a bit bored.

I must also admit to giving up on the Chicagoland Vampires though I think I read up to book 4 or 5. Just didn't like the dynamics of the main relationship at all.

[Erin]

Laura wrote: "Mrs.Norman wrote: "Erica wrote: "I thought I was the only one that disliked Anita! In my defense though...at the time I was on a serious paranormal romance kick. I'd never even read an urban fantas..."

lol, yeah. Are we talking about the same series here? Hehe. All I've heard about it is the crazy amount of sex she has!

[Mika]

I just read and . I was not impressed with either of them. I didn't like the female leads in either book. I also thought the love stories were shallow and boring. Oh well.

Then another series that comes to mind is . I forced myself through the first one. I had to read it b/c it was soooo popular. I thought it was awful. Then I tried reading . I was never able to get past the first couple chapters.

I used to really like the Anita Blake books. Then, I started liking them less and less as the series progressed. I can't remember at what book this started to happen for me b/c I read them a while back. I do know that I got halfway through and never finished it :/

[C.C.]

I think I'm dropping
Charley Davidson Series-*I know, I must be crazy* I was able to finish book 2 but I did not enjoy it as much as I wanted to. I guess it's been recommended a lot that my expectations are high.

Morganville Vampires Series- I am currerntly reading book 2 and I think I'll stop here too. Maybe on a whim I'll pick up book 3 I don't see doing that any time soon. I hated the main character, namely, Claire. YA genre has lost its "shazam" for me. I have gotten very picky and critical about YA books.

Dream Man Series- It took me ages to finish one book. I didn't relate to any of the characters.

The Host- I actually liked it but I found out that they'd release more books. Just please, No. Let's not milk the success until it's super dry. I was happy with the ending and all that has happened in here so no need to ruin it.

Redhead Series- I stopped at book 2, the story was plateauing and Grace, the main character was a little too immature for her adult age.

Chocolate Lovers Series- I'm sorry but I thought this book was terrible. Finishing the first book was so painful for me. There was complaining and bad parenting everywhere and the humor was kind of (again sorry) a little cheap.

Losing It Series- Again, I hated the main character. I just couldn't stand her. Not sure if I'll pick up the second book, I just gotta make sure that it's not about the same main character.

Immortals After Dark- The woman was portrayed as weak and pretty dumb and the man was a little too wild and beastly for my liking. (view spoiler)[the sexual assault was a huge turn off too (hide spoiler)] I just didn't care about the characters.

Wow... that's a long list. I had no idea.

[Wendy]

This is such an intriguing insight into the tastes of us readers. It is sort of like your personal favourite icecream flavour. Seriously love me some chocolate icecream, but I bet there are people out there (my hubby included) who can't stand it. It is fascinating.

A comment made in an earlier post resonated with me and I completely agree. If I read too many of one series too close together then I quickly get sick of them and then want to "give up". I also think it is a mood thing. For example, years ago I picked up the first in the In Death series four times! and still didn't read it as I thought it would be to sci-fiy. However, I was seduced by the cover of the sixth book in the series and being how I am (anal about reading from start to finish), I made myself read the first one, and now nearly 40 books in my inner reader completely puckered when another poster suggested that 40 books in a series was too long! I say firmly it depends on the series!

Having said all that, there are series which I just have given up on because life is too short to read books I can only tolerate and not thoroughly enjoy:

This just didn't capture my interest at all for some reason.

I enjoyed the first one, but saw some really negative reviews about later books and again being pedantic, didn't want to get too far into a series if I was unlikely to like the end of it.

Have read only one of . I have heard good things about the next ones, so I will try and keep an open mind.

But the series that I really really didn't like after trying 3 was:
I personally felt that the fact that the heroines were mostly seduced against their will was borderline rape for me (and I don't usually squee up about that subject). I just really hated the whole mesmerizing mind thing.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

I have a series to add to this thread. City of Bones. I just could NOT get into it. I wasn't even able to finish this book. I guess that I'd heard so much hype about it that I as expecting something that just couldn't be delivered. But at any rate, here's another one to add to the "I love chocolate, but you hate it," thing.