Book Series I’m Reading

Hello and welcome! Back in January, I wrote a post about all of the book series I started in 2021. I’ve gone back and looked through that post a few times when I’m trying to decide what to read so I decided I wanted to do it again for the first half of 2022 (ish). There are so many books on here, I might need to do this more often. As a largely fantasy reader, so many of the books I pick up are series and I’m really bad at flagging the next book in a series as “want to read” in Goodreads so this is a nice place to come and remind myself. So here it goes….

Stats

Before jumping into the books, here are some fun stats:

• I’ve read 52 books so far in 2022
• Of those, 65% have been a part of a series
• Not counting rereads:
  • I’ve started 12 new series
  • I finished 4 series
  • I continued reading 8 series
• I have 27 series that I’m currently reading
  • 14 of these I am up-to-date and waiting on the next book to be released

Series I’ve Started

Let’s start out with the new series I’ve started in 2022.

Series I Finished

Not counting the series I started and finished, I have finished reading only 2 series. The Cassidy Blake Series by Victoria Schwab is a middle grade series about a girl who can see and hunt ghosts and travels around the world with her parents. I gave these 3 or 4 stars, they were ok but would have scared me to death when I was the target audience age.

I also finished Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. I didn’t particularly like this series and really don’t get the hype. I probably would have given up if I hadn’t heard Six of Crows is better. I plan to start that one soon and really hope it was worth pushing through this initial trilogy.

Series I Continued

There are 8 series that I started before 2022 that I have made progress in but haven’t finished yet.

• Saga by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples
  • 9 volumes released, volume 10 expected in 2022
  • I’ve read 7 of 9 released, 4 of those I read in 2022
  • I enjoy but don’t love this series, I’ll keep reading
• Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
  • 4 volumes released, 5th and final volume expected in 2023
  • I’ve read all 4 released volumes, volume 4 for the first time in 2022
  • I really enjoy these and loved the last one, I can’t wait to see how it ends
• Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • 2nd book released in 2022, unknown series length
  • I’ve read both released books, book 2 for the first time in 2022
  • I love this world and can’t wait to continue
• Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire
  • 7 books released, 10 books expected
  • I’ve read 5 of 7 released, 1 in 2022
  • This series is not my favorite but for some reason I keep reading
• Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell
  • Completed series of 6 books
  • I’ve read 2 of 6, 1 in 2022
  • These are really fun, I have the 3rd book out from the library and will continue soon
• Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
  • 3 books released and book 4 expected in 2023, unknown series length
  • I’ve read 2 of 3 released, 1 in 2022
  • I actually liked the 2nd book more than the 1st, I plan to continue
• A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
  • 2 books released, 3rd and final book expected in 2022
  • I’ve read both released books, the 2nd in 2022
  • I love this series and have given both 5 stars, I can’t wait for the next one
• Meant to Be by Multiple Authors
  • 2nd book released in 2022, unknown series length
  • I’ve read both released books, the 2nd in 2022
  • I really enjoyed the first book but the second not as much. I’m sure I’ll keep picking these up though, it’s such a fun idea.

Series I Haven’t Continued but Want To

And my last category is series that I haven’t touched in the last 6 months but do intend to keep reading. A lot of these are because the next book isn’t out yet but some I just haven’t been in the mood for.

• Supernatural Investigations by BB Alston – My hold is already in for book #2 which will be released in August
• The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune – I’m very excited for the last book in this trilogy to be published in July.
• American Royals by Katharine McGee – I’m waiting for my hold to come in on the 3rd book which was just released at the end of May.
• Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko – I really liked the first book and then never picked up the second one. I still plan to although I think I’ll need to reread the first one.
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – I haven’t been in the right mood for this one but do still plan to read book 2.
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman – I read the first book and loved it and then just never continued. I still plan to though.
• Captive Prince by CS Pacat – I’ve only read the first book in this trilogy but I own the whole thing and I liked it so I plan to continue at some point.
• The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu– I actually have the second book out from the library but I’m scared of the big heavy science sci-fi. I’ll be brave eventually.
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao – I can’t believe I need to wait until 2023 for the second book, this wait is killing me.
• Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers – Book 2 is expected to be published in July and I’ll definitely be picking it up.
• The Last Binding by Freya Marske – Book 2 of this trilogy will be published in November.
• A Light in the Sky by Shina Reynolds – This is still listed as a series on Goodreads but no other books are listed. I’m hoping there will eventually be a sequel.
• The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart – I have some issues with this series but the 3rd book is supposed to be published in 2023 and I need to find out what happens with Mephi.

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Wow, that’s a long list. I think doing this more often is probably a good call. But for now, thanks for reading!