Best way to refresh memory before resuming next in a series?

[Waddill]

I'm getting ready to read Morning Star, which is book 3 in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. I thoroughly enjoyed books 1 and 2, but has been awhile since I read them and I'm fuzzy on some of the details that will be meaningful in this next book.

I remember the big picture story line but there were a lot of characters, relationships and events that I'd like to have fresh in my mind before starting book 3. Any suggestions on how to get back up to speed? I read a few reviews of book 2 but even those folks assume you can put their comments into context of the book...

Thanks!

[Trike]

I usually just hit Wikipedia for basic info.

If I'm looking for something more detailed, with more pictures, charts and maps alongside things like character lists, I turn to Wikia. That's where fans who are really into a work let loose.

Here's the link for Red Rising specifically: http://red-rising.wikia.com/wiki/Red_...

[Leonie]

I just re-read the other books :)

[Frank]

I agree I always use Wikpedia or Wkia because a book has to be a 5 Star to get a reread, and there are too many other titles i want to get to. Some of these longer series, with delays and large volumes would be too much of an effort to reread.

[Hank]

I too use wikipedia and wikia for most of it but will search out in depth reviews to fill in anything I still am not remembering.

[Stevie]

I usually just dive into the sequel. I find that if I enjoyed the first book enough to read the sequel, then my memory of it comes back pretty quickly. Of course, if the author has provided some sort of "catch up" prologue, that helps, too.

[Chris]

+1 for chapter summaries. Especially useful for a series like A Song of Ice and Fire, which is taking forever to publish and consists of huge books.

[Valerie]

Mostly Wikipedia like everyone else, sometime Wikia and/or reviews.

I have to agree with Frank, there are so many books that I want to read that I don't like to spend them on rereads. Unless the series as a whole becomes a favorite and want to go back and pick up possibly overlooked tidbits.

[Ben]

Is there a reliable source for chapter summaries?

[Chris]

Shmoop, SparkNotes, and CliffsNotes have chapter summaries for many books, but it's much easier to do a Google search for the specific title you want.

[Empress]

I recently stumbled on this website which offers book summaries. (Click on the chapters as it's not very obvious)

[Michele]

With Robert Jordan's doorstops...er, books...I just went to Wikipedia and read the summaries.