About Books

So lets talk books. Specifically, long book series that are out that I've been reading. Some I've been reading a long time and several I only started reading more recently.

•  Elemental Assassin Series by Jennifer Estep (18 books, 4 novellas, 3 novelettes, and 8 free reads)
•  Chicagoland Vampire Series by Chloe Neill (13 books, 4 novellas, 1 novelette, and 1 spin-off series [Heirs of Chicagoland] with 2 books)
• Shifters Unbound Series by Jennifer Ashley (11 books and 12 novellas)
• KGI Series by Maya Banks (11 books and 1 novelette)
• Lucy Kincaid Series by Allison Brennan (15 books, 5 novellas, and 1 prequel series [No Evil] with three books) 
• Eve Duncan Series by Iris Johansen (25 books and 2 spin-off series [Kendra Michaels and Catherine Ling] with a total of 11 books and 1 novella)
• House of Night Series by P.C. and Kristin Cast (12 books, 4 novellas, and 1 spin-off series [House of Night: Other World] with 3 books)
• Blue Bloods Series by Melissa de la Cruz (7 books, 2 novellas, and 4 spin-off series [The Beauchamp Family, Wolf Pact, The New Blue Bloods Coven, and Summer on East End] with a total of 7 books, 4 novellas, 1 novelette, and 1 free read)
• Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Caine (15 books and 22 shorts)
• Vampire Diaries Series by L.J. Smith (13 books, 7 shorts and 2 spin-off series [Stefan's Diaries and Evensong] with a total of 6 books and 2 novellas)
• Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead (6 books, 2 shorts, and 1 spin-off series [Bloodlines] with 6 books and 1 short)
• Dead Is Series by Marlene Perez (8 books)
• Wicca Series by Cate Tiernan (15 books)
• The Last Vampire Series by Christopher Pike (9 books)
• A Shade of Vampire Series by Bella Forrest (82 books and 2 spin-off series [A Shade of Kiev and A Shade of Dragon] with a total of 6 books)
• Creepy Hollow Series by Rachel Morgan (9 books and 3 novellas)
• The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison (14 books, 2 novellas, 7 shorts, and 2 graphic novel prequels {Blood Work and Blood Crime})
• Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton (26 books, 8 shorts, and 1 graphic novel prequel {The First Death})
• Jane Yellowrock Series by Faith Hunter (13 books, 1 novella, 1 novelette, 25 shorts, and 1 spin-off series [Soulwood] with 4 books)
• Walker Papers Series by C.E. Murphy (9 books, 2 novellas, and 5 shorts)
• Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs (11 books, 1 novella, 1 short, 1 graphic novel prequel {Homecoming}, 1 graphic novel spin-off {Hopcross Jilly}, and 1 spin-off series [Alpha & Omega] with 5 books)
• Kate Daniel Series by Ilona Andrews (10 books, 7 novellas, and 2 spin-off series [World of Kate Daniels and The Iron Covenant) with a total of 2 books)
• Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn (14 books, 2 novella, 5 shorts, and 1 spin-off series [Cormac & Amelia] with 2 novellas)
• Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost (7 books, 6 shorts, and 3 spin-off series [Night Huntress World, Night Prince, and Night Rebel] with a total of 7 books)

I'm sure that I've forgotten one or two of the longer series that I've been reading, and I still have at least three that I plan to read in the future (Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward, Greywalker by Kat Richardson, and Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter). 

You may notice, all but three of them are supernaturally inclined, and there's a fair mix of Pre-teen, YA, Adult, and Erotica.

It seems, no matter which series I'm reading from, there are some things that happen across the board. Now, I will admit, the vast majority of these are from female perspectives - and this is not done on purpose. The thing is, I really like fantasy, supernatural, etc, and most of those books be the author a male, female, or a duo, seem to be written from the female perspective. Honestly, I love finding books from male perspectives that are in the realm of fantasy (vampire, werewolf, shifter, walker, fairy, witch....) but they are few and far between.

Loss of a mentor/parent/teacher/best friend. It's rare - extremely rare - for a series to kill off a spouse/mate/partner. But the same cannot be said for the background character who helps make the major character. And if the character is left alive, then their virtually written out of the series... Which is honestly too bad, because I could probably read entire series' about those characters. 

It brings me to the next bit, the lack of self made characters. So many characters are the way they are (per the stories) because someone else raised them to be that way. Whatever happened to someone finding their own way? 

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Now then, of the book series listed above, which is my favorite? Ones that are still ongoing (even if it's only an occasional short being released) get more immediate attention, and usually my favorite is whichever series has something coming out soon. (I.E. Jeaniene Frost's next book in the Night Rebel spin-off is set to release in January.... is it January yet?)