Recommendation Needed!

[Kelleigh]

Hey Friends!

I'm stuck in a reading rut! What is your favorite series of all time? I must get lost in a good read soon! My current favorite is the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning - followed by the Posion Princess by Kresley Cole. I do like series with continuing characers/ couples. Not a huge fan of a new couple every book.

:)

Look forward to hearing from you!

[Lis]

Those two series give me a darker UF vibe so I'd recommend:

Kate Daniels series starting with Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

Disillusionist trilogy starting with Mind Games by Carolyn Crane

If you like Zombies, Aftertime series Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield

Dystopian series Angelfall by Susan Ee

Or the Hollows series Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

lol, it so happens that the second book of the Angelfall series is on sale....

by Susan Ee is reduced to $1.99.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DBE1P2Y/?...

[Kelleigh]

I'm reading Angelfall right now actually!

I love the hallows series - didn't care uch for Magic Bites... I will try the Disillusionist Trilogy - thank you!

:)

[Lis]

Magic Bites and the Hollows get better after the first couple of books in the series... I think it's all the world dump set up.

I just finished the Poison Princess books this week and was thinking worlds all messed up by some catastrophe...

Nalini Singh's Gulid Hunter series is dark too with a little more romance Angels' Blood

[Anita Reads]

I love Vampire Academy series: Vampire Academy and Bloodlines Bloodlines mostly the latter, but they're both great I think, so if you haven't read them yet I'll recommend them.


I also really liked the Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, but I've only read the first in that series.

They're not dark UF as the ones Lis recommended, but I loved them.

I also just stumbled upon which I really loved!

[Anita Reads]

I like the Hollow series, too, with all the action (I've so far only read book 1 and 2) but I just miss some more romance. I'm a sucker for romance.

[Lis]

A few more I thought of...

Downside Ghosts by Stacia Kane starting with Unholy Ghosts

Shadow World by Dianne Sylvan starting with Queen of Shadows

World of the Lupi by Eileen Wilks starting with Tempting Danger

Jane Yellowrock by Faith Hunter starting with Skinwalker

Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong starting with Bitten

[Lee]

anything by Nalini Singh

Immortals After Dark series - Kresley Cole

Georgina Kincaid series - Richelle Mead

Morganville vampires - Rachel Caine

[Lanie (Lanies Book Thoughts)]

Hi there hun!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Thanks Lanie, just checked out and bought got most of the other ones :)

[Lis]

Sandra wrote: "Thanks Lanie, just checked out and bought got most of the other ones :)"

Me too! Love shiny new Dragon covers...

[Monica]

Kelleigh wrote: "I'm reading Angelfall right now actually!

I love the hallows series - didn't care uch for Magic Bites... I will try the Disillusionist Trilogy - thank you!

:)"
The Kate Daniels series gets much better in the subsequent books. You'd be missing something if you didn't read the next couple books in the series.

[Kelleigh]

I've actually read them all...I know I'm the minority, I just didn't care for them at all. :(

[Lee]

I picked up a set of books in our local library
not seen them before and don`t know how good
they are, still finishing the Succubus series
but it might be one you may not have read

Nightwalkers series Jacquelyn Frank

six books, looks promising

Gideon
Jacob
Damien
Adam
Elijah
Noah

.

[Cmkage]

My favorite series are:

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Love favorites lists! :D Hope ya find something that'll pull ya out of your reading rut, Kelleigh.

[Chocolatesoup]

I love the Fever series and the Poison Princess series. Plus I also recommend Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh, Elder Races by Thea Harrison, Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole all mentioned earlier plus and

[Kelleigh]

Thanks Steph!

Keep those recommendations coming! I've read a lot of them already

: )

[Patricia]

Nghtwalker series is great. Jacob first, then Gideon, Elijah, Damien, Noah and Adam.

[Patricia]

Kresley Cole's "Immortals after dark" series already has 15 books in it, the last one being "Dark Skye". not sure if it's finished but it's a start. 1st one is 'A hunger like no other'

[Kelleigh]

I'm mostly looking for series with the same characters in each book. I've read books where each book features a new couple, but I'd rather have the copule continue on. Any recommendations with that requirement?

: )

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Kelleigh, what you are looking for are classified as Urban Fantasy.

Have a look at the best of list - Best of Urban Fantasy Series

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I was just gonna post the same thing! GMTA :D

Hopefully you'll find something there (on that list) that you like, Kelleigh. Lots of great reads there.

[Kelleigh]

thanks ladies! I'll take a look!

[Jenny]

I would second the recommendations for the
Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews - it is excellent.

Hallows Series by Kim Harrison - really good

Night Huntress by Jeaniene

Elemental Assassin by Jennifer Estep

Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

Cassie Palmer by Karen Chance

Dorina Basarab by Karen Chance

Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

Guild Hunter by Nalini Singh

[Kelleigh]

haha - good choices Jenny but I have read all of the above minus the Women of the Otherworld - don't they have different couples in each book? That's my only hesitation.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

That series is a bit of a mix, Kelleigh. I would classify it as UF + R. There are different couples, but not in each book. It's not like PNR with a new couple/HEA in each, but rather a mix of paranormals (shifters and witches mainly, but some demons, a vamp and others mixed in). Each book kinda focuses more on one "group" of characters within the world, but they are all connected in some way. It's difficult to explain, maybe someone else can jump in and explain it better. I enjoyed the series and would recommend it if you like a mix of supes in your series.

[Lis]

This is probably way too much info... But wiki does it best with its summary of narrators including the novellas and short stories

"Rebirth", narrator Aaron (short story, released 2005, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"Infusion", narrator Malcolm Danvers (short story, released 2005; published in Men of the Otherworld in Jan 2009)
"Savage", narrator Clayton Danvers (novella, released 2003; published in Men of the Otherworld in Jan 2009)
"Ascension", narrator Clayton Danvers (novella, released 2003; published in Men of the Otherworld in Jan 2009)
"Demonology", narrator Talia Lyndsay (short story, released 2005)
"Bewitched", narrator Eve Levine (short story, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"Birthright", narrator Logan Jonsen (short story, released 2005, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"Beginnings", narrators Clayton Danvers and Elena Michaels (novella, released 2004, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"'Becoming'", graphic novella about Elena Michaels (novella, 2007)
"The Case of the Half-Demon Spy", (short story, released 2005)
"Expectations", narrator Lucas Cortez (short story, released 2005, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"Truth and Consequences", narrator Elena Michaels (short story, first published February 1996 in Lost Worlds magazine and later re-released online)
"Territorial", narrator Karl Marsten (short story, released 2005)
Bitten, narrator Elena Michaels (novel, published 2001)
"Ghosts", narrator Jeremy Danvers (short story, released 2005, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"Escape", narrator Eve Levine (short story, released 2005)
Stolen, narrator Elena Michaels (novel, published 2002)
Dime Store Magic, narrator Paige Winterbourne (novel, published 2004)
Industrial Magic, narrator Paige Winterbourne (novel, published 2004)
"Wedding Bell Hell", narrator Paige Winterbourne (short story, released 2005, published in Tales Of the Otherworld April 2010)
Haunted, narrator Eve Levine (novel, published 2005)
"Adventurer", narrator Kenneth Okalik (short story, published 2005)
"Chaotic", narrator Hope Adams (novella, published 2006 in Dates from Hell anthology)
"The Case of El Chupacabra", narrator Lucas Cortez (novella, released 2006, published in Tales Of The Otherworld April 2010)
"Bargain", narrator Xavier (short story, released 2005)
Broken, narrator Elena Michaels (novel, published 2006)
No Humans Involved, narrator Jaime Vegas (novel, published 2007)
"Framed", narrator Nick Sorrentino (novella, released 2007)
"Twilight," narrator Cassandra DuCharme (published 2007 in Many Bloody Returns)
"Stalked," narrator Clayton Danvers (published 2007 in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon)
Personal Demon, narrators Hope Adams and Lucas Cortez (novel, published 2008)
"Chivalrous" in Subterranean's TALES OF DARK FANTASY 2 Anthology (Narrator: Reese) (Published 30 April 2011)
"The Ungrateful Dead," narrator Jamie Vegas (published 2009 in Blood Lite)
Living with the Dead, third person narration, primary viewpoints Hope Adams and Robyn Peltier (novel, published 2008)
"Kitsunegari," narrator Jeremy Danvers (novella, published 2009 in Men of the Otherworld)
"Zen and the Art of Vampirism," narrator Zoe Takano (novella, published 2008 in A Fantasy Medley)
"Paranormal Romance Blues," other narrator (short story published 2009 in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance)
"Angelic", narrator Eve Levine (novella, published December 2009 in a limited run by Subterranean Press)
"Learning Curve," narrator Zoe Takano (short story, published 2010 in Evolve)
"Checkmate", narrator Elena Michaels (short story, released 2009)
"Recruit", narrator Elena Michaels (short story, released 2009)
Frostbitten, narrator Elena Michaels (novel, published 2009)
"Life Sentence," Other narrator (February 2010 in The New Dead)
"“Young Bloods" in THE BITTEN WORD (Narrator: Non–Series Character) (26 March 2010)
""The List" in EVOLVE 2: VAMPIRE STORIES OF THE FUTURE UNDEAD Anthology (Narrator: Zoe Takano) (15 August 2011)
"Counterfeit Magic," narrator Paige Winterbourne(novella, released 2010 in a limited run by Subterranean Press)
"Lucifer’s Daughter," narrator Hope Adams (published October 2010 in Blood Lite 2: Overbite)
Waking the Witch, narrator Savannah Levine (novel, published July 2010)
Hidden, narrator Elena Michaels (novella, to be release late 2011)
Spell Bound, narrator Savannah Levine (novel, published July 2011)
"V Plates," narrator Nick Sorrentino (published May 2012 in Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste)
Thirteen, narrator Savannah Levine (novel, published July 2012)

[Lis]

I've honestly picked thru the series and read the Clay and Elena stories and Savannah's too. But the Tales of the Otherworld and Men of the Otherworld collections were a great wrap up read following the books filling in a lot of the back story for this world and great in audio...

[Steph, Serious series addict]

;) Narrator is a good way to show who each book focuses on, Lis.

Character/Supe breakdown:
Elena and the Danvers are shifters (werewolf) Winterbourne, Cortez and Levine are witches/warlocks
Hope Adams is a 1/2 demon
Cassandra is a vamp (Kelley Armstrong's vamps are very different from most and not really the focus of this series)
Jaime Vegas is a necromancer/sees & speaks to the dead