For Those Series Loving People

A lot of people will only read books that are not in a series. Some people read mostly only books that are in a series. I happen to be more on the side of the series reading people. So I've compiled a list of series I think everyone should read.


The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare

One of my favorites. All time. The Mortal Instruments series is a fantasy/adventure/romance series that is centers around a group of teens (that are not completely human, I might add) that's based in New York City. I'm not very good at summarizing books (not mentioning entire series) so I'll just say that it is a Best Seller, and a very popular series. There are six books total, though the sixth book has yet to be published. And you will fall in love with these books and characters immediately. I'm completely serious.

NOTE: The movie for City of Bones comes out August 2013.



Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordon

So this series follows Percy Jackson, a young demigod that fights mythological monsters, and eventually must battle against the Titans. Again, sorry for uninteresting summaries, I'm trying! Anyway, this is also one of my favorites and the movie edition of the Lightning Thief is a really awesome film. Read these and watch the movie!


The Time Quintet by Madeline L'Engle

There is supposed to be a 5th book in the picture, but oh well. Now I have only read two, sadly. But this truly is an amazing series. It's sci-fi fantasy, and super awesome.

Here are super short summaries of all the books (I got this from Amazon):

A Wrinkle in Time is one of the most significant novels of our time. This fabulous, ground-breaking science-fiction and fantasy story is the first of five in the Time Quintet series about the Murry family.

A Wind in the Door—When Charles Wallace falls ill, Meg, Calvin, and their teacher, Mr. Jenkins, must travel inside C.W. to make him well, and save the universe from the evil Echthros.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet—The Murry and O’Keefe families enlist the help of the unicorn, Gaudior, to save the world from imminent nuclear war.

Many Waters—Meg Murry, now in college, time travels with her twin brothers, Sandy and Dennys, to a desert oasis that is embroiled in war.

An Acceptable Time—While spending time with her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, Polly O’Keefe wanders into a time 3,000 years before her own.  

Yes, very short summaries, but still get the point across. I could learn a thing or two. 

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Need I really explain?

His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman

I love this series so much, even though I've only had time to read the first one. But the second and third books are near the top of my to-read list. These summaries I found on Goodreads, a wonderful, wonderful website:

In" The Golden Compass, " readers meet 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Jordan College in Oxford, England. It quickly becomes clear that Lyra's Oxford is not precisely like our own--nor is her world. In Lyra's world, everyone has a personal daemon, a lifelong animal familiar. This is a world in which science, theology and magic are closely intertwined. 

"The Subtle Knife" is the second part of the trilogy that began with "The Golden Compass." That first book was set in a world like ours, but different. This book begins in our own world. 
In "The Subtle Knife, " readers are introduced to Will Parry, a young boy living in modern-day Oxford, England. Will is only twelve years old, but he bears the responsibilities of an adult. Following the disappearance of his explorer-father, John Parry, during an expedition in the North, Will became parent, provider and protector to his frail, confused mother. And it's in protecting her that he becomes a murderer, too: he accidentally kills a man who breaks into their home to steal valuable letters written by John Parry. After placing his mother in the care of a kind friend, Will takes those letters and sets off to discover the truth about his father. 

"The Amber Spyglass" brings the intrigue of "The Golden Compass" and "The Subtle Knife "to a heartstopping close, marking the third and final volume as the most powerful of the trilogy. Along with the return of Lyra, Will, Mrs. Coulter, Lord Asriel, Dr. Mary Malone, and Iorek Byrnison the armored bear, "The Amber Spyglass" introduces a host of new characters: the Mulefa, mysterious wheeled creatures with the power to see Dust; Gallivespian Lord Roke, a hand-high spy-master to Lord Asriel; and Metatron, a fierce and mighty angel. And this final volume brings startling revelations, too: the painful price Lyra must pay to walk through the land of the dead, the haunting power of Dr. Malone's amber spyglass, and the names of who will live--and who will die--for love. And all the while, war rages with the Kingdom of Heaven, a brutal battle that--in its shocking outcome--will reveal the secret of Dust.




So that is all I'll be doing today, so that I can ease myself back into the Blogger world, seeing as I have been non existent on this for quite a while. So yes. À bientôt!