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The worst paranormal series you've ever read?
Thanks Deanne, and I know your right. Still you get a connection with the books you love and it's a lil dishartening to see that other's don't enjoy them the same :) Althought it probably wouldn't be much fun if we all had the same opinion either
I also really like the Cassie Palmer series as well, you are not alone : )Your right though, life would become boring if everyone saw things the same way
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I didn't care for The Immortals series. The first book by Jennifer Ashley was okay. I did not like the second book by Robin T. Popp. Too much focus on witchcraft and paganism and invoking the God ..."I'm right there with ya on this one Lady Danielle! After reading the first one I am most definitely excited for Pride Mates though. It's chillin' on my Kindle waiting for me. :D
Smut Bitch wrote: "I really didn't care for Alyson Noel's Evermore, I wasn't even tempted to read the rest of the series. It just wasn't my thing.Everyone raves about Lara Adrian's Midnight Breeds series, but I onl..."
Keep reading the Midnight Breed's. The first one was probably the slowest one, they get better as you go!
Brandi the bookworm wrote: "I didn't actually like LKH Anita Blake series, she is a character I just want to punch out. I tried to force myself through them all but gave up a couple issues ago..."I haven't read this series, but have read different opinions about it and have come to the conclusion that Anita is more than just a little wacked out! lol!
Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series. I personally think her writing is very poor -- not befitting an author of her calibre.
The Blue Bloods by Mellissa De la Cruz.Way boring, the last one I didnt even finish.
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Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "The series that I would vote the biggest waste of the death of a tree? ALL of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books. But especiall #1."I think they are excellent.
Damn, think I need to seriously re-think some of the books on my 'to read' shelf!! lolI'm currently reading the Sookie series then BDB so I might have to stay away from YA after that!
Except for the last Vampire Academy book of course! awww so sad it's ending!! :(
Um, I actually liked Evermore. It was good. But Blue Moon and Shadowland.. not worth the time! I actually just skipped to the end on both books so I could rate it. lol, Im starting to think that it should be a 2 star! And I didnt really like vampire kisses or something like that.. I liked the first book, but it started getting weird and not really interesting after that(downhill). I didnt like the twilight series too except Breaking Dawn!
Andrea, I'd match someone who feels the same as you do about a lot of the books you read. Sometimes, I'll read someone's rave and think "Did I read the same book?" It's different tastes.
Sandy wrote: "I couldn't get through the first Twilight book. Read about halfway through and had no desire to continue."It's actually almost the same for me. I forced myself to read the first book (actually I read the beginning and the end and skimmed the rest) but I wasn't getting the mood. Actually I was simply bored. I assume it's because it's a YA book and though I am adult I don't seem to young enough any longer.
I so agree that after reading BDB everything else just seems lame, boring or downright cheap copies.I've been trying to read Pleasure Unbound Demonica book 1 but it's soooooooo weird. All these demons,half-demons, vampires, humans... Maybe I'm too judgemental, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to buy the next one.
ஐAndreaஐ wrote: "Thanks Deanne, and I know your right. Still you get a connection with the books you love and it's a lil dishartening to see that other's don't enjoy them the same :) Althought it probably wouldn..."
exactly and not everyone can like the same books it's all a matter of opinions. Me myself and the kid at heart that I am I love the YA series they're entertaining for me. I did enjoy the HON series but it's gets a little annoying, though I do keep reading them and own all of them. I love Mortal Instruments, and Vampire academy, though I haven't finished the Vampire Diaries yet, but will one day. it's just hasn't made it's way on the top of the TBR pile.
I also enjoy adult series for their own reasons. Sure I love the BDB series of course I do. But I also like the dark hunter's series, the demonica series, the lords of the underworld series. I enjoy them all for what they bring I am not judgemental on any series because it doesn't compare to the other series or what have you. I take what each author brings but this is just me. I enjoy the different aspects and worlds every book brings me.
Yeah everyone likes different things, like someone said, it is what makes life interesting.I also like lots of series for their own reasons, but I am a bit more judgemental then you Samantha! I do compare them and figure what I liked about one series and not another and what did what aspect best, I mean as original as some PNR is, there is always going to be an overlap of ideas.
I read the House of Night series up to the latest book Burned. That's it, I am done with that series. Burned by Burned. And the sad part is that had Stevie Rae's story been earlier in the series, it might have been better. The other series that I have stopped reading is Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series. I stopped after book 6. And the sad part is that I liked the first 5 books. Book 6 was just too repetitive for me.
I'm reading the Blue bloods series and the last book of immortal series oh gawd! When is it going to stop haha! I am holding on to a tiny thread trying to get through these books it's so blah Ima bout to scream, but my serious case of OCD can't seem to put them down because I have to finish the series grrr! HAH funny u guys should say that! It's true once you go BDB you can't seem to go back to anything else. there seems to be no other book that gives me satisfaction anymore haha! Unless its a BDB book lol
Isn't it funny how everyone has different opinions?? I always like to think.... WOW... People are different.. Anyway, I liked HON UNTIL the last book.. LOL I do not have to have "sex", in fact my imagination is better than an author's any day!! (guess I am old school) BUT if HON does not get better I will never read again.. This last book TURNED me off.. LOL I also had to put down down some of the first person books.. I don't like them as much.. The only ones I enjoyed in first person was Jeanine Frost.. LOL Anyway there is my *two cents* for what it was worth. LOL
AH wrote: "I read the House of Night series up to the latest book Burned. That's it, I am done with that series. Burned by Burned. And the sad part is that had Stevie Rae's story been earlier in the series, i..."I understand about Anita Blake but I read them all and there were some that were truly difficult to get through but I still read them. I took like a year break from her and I just picked up Skin Trade and I really liked, I found it very much like her early Anita Blake.
I still have not read Burned, I will read it its just that the HON series was not so good from me so I will get to it when I get to it, it could be years.LOL
Courtney .*. Vhibrant .*. wrote: "Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I didn't care for The Immortals series. The first book by Jennifer Ashley was okay. I did not like the second book by Robin T. Popp. Too much focus on wit..."Courtney, I love her historicals. I've heard Pride Mates is much better, so I have that one to read. I hope we both like it!
AH wrote: "I read the House of Night series up to the latest book Burned. That's it, I am done with that series. Burned by Burned. And the sad part is that had Stevie Rae's story been earlier in the series, i..."Burned by Burned - I love that! I feel the same way!
For me it's Christine Feehan's "Dark Series". I just couldn't stand the overbearing males and the weak whiny females. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a "Alpha Male" types; however, the Carpathians were just too over the top for me.
Tracy, I agree! I couldn't get through book 1. My g/f gave me the whole set to read and did nothing but rave about them. I hated to give them back a week later saying I couldn't get in to them.
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And I find that I do compare books to the BDB--mostly going, "Well, that's not a good book, but it sure is miles BETTER than BDB"
Lol Ann about BDB. I enjoy her story but have issues with Ward's writing.
Suzanne wrote: "Yeah everyone likes different things, like someone said, it is what makes life interesting.I also like lots of series for their own reasons, but I am a bit more judgemental then you Samantha! I..."
Yes there are going to be an overlap in Ideas. And to each and every series everyone will have their own opinions on everything they read, it's the great thing that makes us human. :)
Kathy wrote: "Isn't it funny how everyone has different opinions?? I always like to think.... WOW... People are different.. Anyway, I liked HON UNTIL the last book.. LOL I do not have to have "sex", in fact my ..."Yeah I keep hearing that Burned is not great! But like the rest of you, my OCD on books is telling me I gotta read it. But if it's as bad as you all say it is it will probably sit in my bookcase collecting dust for the rest of it's life or until I go donate it or something.
ஐAndreaஐ wrote: "OK ladies, i'm actually kind of bummed here. I really enjoyed a few of the stories the you guys hated so much. I totally agree on the HoN, it's horrible although i have kept reading them because ..."thats why its to each his own! I also loved Beautiful creatures and the mortal instruments but it didn't get good reveiws with everyone!
I have to agree on HON but still I kept reading! whats wrong with me?!?
Julie wrote: "ஐAndreaஐ wrote: "OK ladies, i'm actually kind of bummed here. I really enjoyed a few of the stories the you guys hated so much. I totally agree on the HoN, it's horrible although i have kept read..."we all have series OCD. We can't not finish a series.
It is taking all of my strength to finish book 1 of the Dresden Files. I liked the book for about a hundred pages, then it just got stale. Is there any reason for me to read book 2? Twilight isn't a great series. The last book ruins it. The ending was so disappointing to me that it took away from the whole series.
i love the first three twilight books but the last one...omg. wht did she do to the series. they were sooo many things in there so completely screwed up! the only part i liked was the beginning to the honeymoon...such much of the rest did not make sense. not looking forward to the breaking dawn movie except maybe the first half.
☆♥TiNy♥☆dA☆SuCcUbuS☆cOunTeSs wrote: "I'm reading the Blue bloods series and the last book of immortal series oh gawd! When is it going to stop haha! I am holding on to a tiny thread trying to get through these books it's so blah Ima b..."Yeah, nothing else compares to BDB....
I disliked the second book the most in the Twilight series, I just found the last book boring, i was expecting a fight but all they did was chat!
Lisa wrote: "It is taking all of my strength to finish book 1 of the Dresden Files. I liked the book for about a hundred pages, then it just got stale. Is there any reason for me to read book 2?
Twilight i..."
For me, the Dresden Files is one of the BEST series out there, but I guess it's just like everything in the world, might not be for everyone.
Twilight i..."
For me, the Dresden Files is one of the BEST series out there, but I guess it's just like everything in the world, might not be for everyone.
I've read almost everything mentioned so far on this thread, and while I must admit that some are below average, the only thing I found so terrible that I stopped reading it is Minion, the first book of the Vampire Huntress Novels by L.A. Banks. 
The premise of her entire world, not to mention the language drove me absolutely batty. I quit about 50 pages from the end. Ugh!
Oh lord, I forgot all about that series! I never finished the first one either, no one was likable, and the language was awful! Never tried anything else by that author, because I was so put of by Minion.
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Now, having said that--I will admit to having re-read every single one of the Dresden Files books EXCEPT for that first one. I went to the next book simply because I found the IDEA worth giving him a second chance.
I too had a problem finishing stormfront. I keep hearing great things about the series and i absolutely loved a short story about harry --- so i can't decide if I want to continue the series.....
So many of my favorite series are listed here. *lol* I don't hate any of them. There are some I liked more than others of course, and a few that just didn't grab me, but I though they were pretty good. Of all the series listed here, I guess my least favorite would be the Twilight series. I only got through the 1st book. Unlike most reviews I've read, I thought the movie was better than the book. But they were both nicely done. The story just didn't fit me, but then again, I'm about as far from the intended demographic as you can get, so it's to be expected. *lol*
For me, it's becoming Vampire Diaries. I did like the first three but the last two? Not my favorite.
I didn't care for the Vampire Diary books, but I do like the show. I'm glad it's different than the books.
☆♥TiNy♥☆dA☆SuCcUbuS☆cOunTeSs wrote: "I'm reading the Blue bloods series and the last book of immortal series oh gawd! When is it going to stop haha! I am holding on to a tiny thread trying to get through these books it's so blah Ima b..."Yep once you've been "ruined" by the BDB, there's no going back! lol!
Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Ok, I agree with the Anita Blake remark. I think that I actually made it to book 7, but after that, it was a novella's worth of story--and I think I'm being extremely generous with that estimate--..."I heard the Anita Blake series took a real "turn" after the 5th or 6th book. Wonder why she did that? Everyone pretty much liked the first ones and afterwards, like you said they turned into more erotica than story.
Martina the Book Fairy wrote: "I've read almost everything mentioned so far on this thread, and while I must admit that some are below average, the only thing I found so terrible that I stopped reading it is Minion, the first bo..."I read one her short stories and didn't like it very much either.
I had said I didn't like Cheyenne McCray - but I'm reading one of her short stories and am really liking it so I retract my statement. :)
That's good to hear about Cheyenne McCray as I am readin one of her books for a reading challenge. Zack I think it is called.
Smut Bitch wrote: "I really didn't care for Alyson Noel's Evermore, I wasn't even tempted to read the rest of the series. It just wasn't my thing.Everyone raves about Lara Adrian's Midnight Breeds series, but I onl..."
And i loved evermore:P ah well
Mairead wrote: "Hush Hush isn't great either, despite all te great reviews. Norah is hardly a model of feminism since she *SPOILER ALERT*
*Kills herself for Patch*
*Read again*
Also, Luce in Fallen gets ..."
And I loved hushhush lol i guess im just strange
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I love the Mortal Insturments and Cassie Palmer as well. I just think that it's different stokes for different folks. So don't be bummed, I am sure there are many series out there you can not stand but others love them.