Saturday, January 22, 2011

Top 5 Sundays #24 – Books You Wish Were Part of a Series But Aren't!

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Hey Guys!!! Sunday is here and it’s time for another Top 5! YAY!

This week’s results:

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Books You Wish Were Part of a Series But Aren't! =   20 (71%)

Hottest Guys From TV! =  8 (28%)

 

The theme for today is:

Books You Wish Were Part of a Series But Aren't!

 

*Thanks to Mydnite Reader for coming up w/ this theme!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

  1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
  2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
  3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
  4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
  5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Books You Wish Were Part of a Series But Aren't!

This was an extremely hard list for me, I haven’t really read many standalone novels, I am a Series Wh*re LOL

But I was ale to come with 5 standalone novels I really want to become a series…

*in no particular order

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One of the only few Historical Romances I’ve ever read and I loved it!

I wanted to read more about these characters!

 

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This was a great erotic Sci-fi surprise for me and I loved it!

The ending left a lot of open opportunities and I really wanted more!

 

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This was a grea and HOT m/m Paranormal Romance!

I’d love to read more about the world and characters Vanessa created!

 

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My girl Danielle, from ALPHA Reader, sent this to me and it was a great read!

I totally fell in love with characters and wish i could read more about them.

 

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I LOVE Josh’s Books!

He has a couple series I really enjoy, I just wish this one had become a series as well =/

 

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Your input would be much appreciated!

 

 

Now I can’t wait to see who is in YOUR List of Books You Wish Were Part of a Series But Aren't!

Write you post and leave your link so i can check it out!

Hope you guys have fun with it!

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22 Responses so far.

  1. This one was really tough for me. Most of the books I read are apart of a series! Did think of some. Quite a few were YA books I read early on in my UF days. And 2 were short stories, didn't really think of it as cheating since they are in a book that isn't in a series!

  2. I've never even heard of any of these! I'll have to check them out!

  3. I have Impossible in my tbr thanks to Danielle too :) Looking forward to reading it. I'm going to have to think about which books I wish were part of a series - fun theme!

  4. @Jessica

    It was so hard for me too! hehe

    @Mydnite

    cool =D

    @Patti

    ooooh cool! Danielle rocks hehe

    xoxo

  5. Danielle says:

    YES! I totally agree about 'Impossible' - it would be interesting to see a couple progress with a baby in tow.

    I once read a book called 'Sunshine' by Robin Mckinley that was RUINED because it finished on an open-ended cliff hanger and the author is adamant she will never do a sequel. Are you kidding me!?!? It's the number 1 question she gets asked via her website: "When will there be a sequel to 'Sunshine'?" And she flat refuses!

  6. @Danielle

    I read that book once. Can't remember all of it. I think my mind drifted off at times. But a cliffhanger sounds vaguely familiar. I can't remember all of it, but I do recall seeing that one around a lot with different covers.

    But yeah, cliffhangers are the worst! Especially if there isn't going to be a followup. Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie's YA Wicked series had 4 books when I first read them and there was a massive ultimate cliffhanger at the end of the 4th one. Months went by w/o ever a word about the next and then I found out that the series had been canceled!

    Luckily in 09, I think...they finally were able to pick up the series and write the last book, so I had to go back and re-read all 4.

    But yeah, that's a totally different story! :)

  7. @Danielle

    exactly! I'd love to see that couple progress with they kid =D

    @Danielle & Jessica

    I never heard of Sunshine...

    But cliffhanger are such a killer!! and if a series is canceled b4 it has a chance to answer all the q's thats definitely a bummer =/

  8. Jenny says:

    HA! I'm a series whore too, so you're not alone. I almost read series exclusively because I like knowing I'll have another book set in a world I love so much:) You have some interesting choices on that list, ones I'm not super familiar with so I'm off to look them up!

  9. @Jenny

    Me too!! I like knowing I can keep reading about the same world or characters! =D

  10. Blodeuedd says:

    I haven't read any of those so can't comment. As for my own choices..hm what would those be. Tough question

  11. Pfew, this was a hard one!
    Somehow I buy books, thinking they are single book, not part of a series, but later on become series.
    And I just love series. So yeah this one was very hard!
    I did my best today!

  12. I really can't think of any. Oh way Beneath a Moutain Moon by Silver Ravenwolf. But that's from years ago. This is tough. x

  13. Okay... I haven't read any of these... so I need to put them on my wishlist. I think I'd have a hard time coming up with 5. Great job!

  14. @Blodeuedd

    hehe It not easy =P

    @Kyanara

    hahahah I know the feeling LOL

    @Susan

    hahahha I think this has been the thoughest theme yet LOL

    @Melissa

    Thanks hon! =D

  15. Avery says:

    I think that this might be my most favourite Top 5 Theme yet! Like Melissa I have never heard of any of these books/ series before, so I should def. check them out!
    ;)

  16. BookGirl says:

    This one was hard! I always end up buying series I guess haha

  17. Good choice for the theme. It was actually pretty difficult. I had to go through my Read list to come up with five. I very seldom read a stand alone novel that I really had to dig.

    Thanks for hosting :)

  18. @BookGirl

    Me too LOL

    @Megan

    I had to do the same thing hehe =D

    Thanks!

  19. Looove your choices!! THe covers are sooo pretty! I haven't had the pleasure of reading them myself but these are deifinitely on my list! Thank you for sharing hon xoxo!

  20. Great post! Wow I never realized how little stand alone novels I read until you made me think about it! Not sure if I can come up with 5 off the top of my head...

  21. @Moonlight

    Thanks! =D

    @Carmel

    I thought it was gonna be easier LOL

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