tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post3121797798060622861..comments2024-02-05T00:12:32.364-05:00Comments on Kalayna Price: So you see, what happened was . . .Kalayna Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-28700780502283356592010-09-16T15:03:51.097-04:002010-09-16T15:03:51.097-04:00So far we are fifty/fifty on the 'reading out ...So far we are fifty/fifty on the 'reading out of order' question (you know, if you don't count my opinion) and are over all positive on the "previously . . ." type intros. Very interesting. ^_^Kalayna Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-51825527631056178132010-09-15T18:14:37.073-04:002010-09-15T18:14:37.073-04:00Richelle Mead's Blood Promise comes to mind. ...Richelle Mead's Blood Promise comes to mind. Since I don't buy hardcover books and have to wait twice as long--so it seems--for the mmpb to come out, I usually forget what happened in the previous book. All it took was a few paragraphs to jog my memories and I was off diving into the series again and happy as ever.<br /><br />I like the idea of having a foreward because that sums it up without the info dump. I can comfortably skip it without worry that I might have missed something.<br /><br />Oh, and I don't mind reading things out of order. That was how I go hooked on LKH. Of course, that doesn't bode well for any of my series because I'm having a hell of a time writing a sequel. It's no wonder I'm on my way to becoming a single-title urban fantasy author. LOL!Marcia Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551159547626173738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-60164686560408781172010-09-15T17:46:22.382-04:002010-09-15T17:46:22.382-04:00I sometimes like a short little "previously.....I sometimes like a short little "previously..." especially if there was a long gap between the book releases. I've read other things in between and a refresher, even a small one is always good. Rachel Caine did this with her Weather Warderns, just a short 1 pager, really it was only a few short paragraphs but it was enough.<br /><br />When it comes to reading a series, I'm a little OCD, so I have to read them in order. I've mistakenly started a series by reading a different book and I was lost, because they kept referring to things that happened in the past and I didn't really like not knowing what it all was. It was explained somewhat, but I still missed the history to explain the characters' present relationship. So now I do tend to make sure I start with book 1 in a series, because I don't want to miss out on what has already passed.<br /><br />Which goes back with the first question, even though book 2 might explain a little bit of what has come to pass, I still feel like I am missing out on something. I want to know what happened in book 1 what led the characters to where they are now. Like I said, I might be a little OCD in this manner, but it's just how I am with series. :)Jessica @ a GREAT readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554254368211246669noreply@blogger.com