I love a good series. When the author is able to create a world and characters that I become wholly invested in, to the point of obsessing over the next installment, you know you have a winner. Over the years, I’ve read my fair share. Some I’ve finished in record time (I tore through The Hunger Games trilogy in a couple of weeks, with the only reason it took that long is that I was waiting for book three to arrive). Other series I have been relishing, knowing that they will eventually end and I’m not quite ready to give them up (Sue Grafton’s Alphabet series, James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux, and Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole are at the top of this list). And there are those series I enjoyed but will never get to finish (thanks a lot George RR Martin and Patrick Rothfuss!).
For the month of March, I decided to finally attempt to wrap up a couple of series that I started some time ago and just haven’t gotten around to reading the grand finales…
I started Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy back in 2016, and Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy in 2019. I’m thinking its way past due to finally see how these stories play out. I can’t guarantee I will finish both these month, with both of them being pretty hefty tomes, but I am hoping to finish one and have a good start on the other (while enjoying some aptly named tea from Riddle’s Book and Tea Company called TBR Brew!).
And as for the March pick for my “Unofficial NW Club”…
…as fate would have it, Malorie by Josh Malerman was chosen, another series that I started a while back and just never got around to finishing. Sticking with the theme indeed!
As for February, I finished a total of nine books, four of those being my monthly TBR selections. I did start Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay, and I’m currently about 130 pages in and absolutely loving it!
What are your reading goals for March? Drop me a line and let’s talk books!
Stay safe, and Happy Reading!