While I’m perfecting book one I’m writing book two in my Everyday Miracles Series. A blog post by Rachelle Gardener today made me wonder if readers prefer subsequent books that are related to the debut or books that are completely different.
I adore the Mitford Series by Jan Karon. Even when she decided to stop writing about Mitford, she continued writing about Father Tim, so there’s an ongoing connection. On the other hand, I’m mad for Jane Austen and the characters in her books are unrelated. Honestly, I don’t want to know what happened to Elizabeth and Darcy, I’d rather imagine it as I move on to Fanny and Edmund.
Q4U- So what do you prefer? Consecutive books in a series? Or unrelated books in the style of the author you’ve come to love?
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I read and enjoy both types with no particular preference! 🙂
Well, I can get pretty attached to certain characters and I would love to see them continued in an ongoing series. I do like stand-alone novels, as well…as long as there is a happy ending of course! : )
Hmmmm…good question. I honestly prefer new books by that same author. New characters, the works. Although series certainly can be good, too!
I think the consensus is we want GOOD books whether sequels or stand-alones. (And at least Cynthia and I want happy endings!)