Stacey's Favorite Books

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

What's In Your Library Bag Wednesday?...

     Well, it's Wednesday again...some weeks I think every other day is Wednesday...:). So, what's in Your Library Bag this Wednesday? I started a new series, that I'm not sure I will finsih, The KGI series by Maya Banks. The first book, The Darkest Hour, is a good read. The KGI are men that are all brothers and are like mercenaries. The big hunky men are all ex-military and have lots of strings to pull as they run around the world saving people. The missions are dangerous and people get hurt.
     The main mission of this book, to save one of their wives, connects to the romance/relationship part of the story. In the end, not only do they save her from the drug cartel, who have held her captive for a year, but they must also help her save herself from the addictions her captors forced on her and in the end her marriage...
     This is a series of books by Maya Banks, but it's not a typical series. Or maybe it is. At any rate, it's a series where the characters are all connected, for example the KGI are all brothers, but each new book in the series is about a different person. You  might see some characters from the first book,i.e. the brothers, but they aren't really what the story is about. I like to know the back stories of all of the characters, but my favorite type of series is where it is one long continuous story. You are constantly getting back stories and front stories for all of the characters. Sometimes new characters enter into the story, but then they become part of the crowd and the whole story. So, since this series isn't one long continuous story, it doesn't hook me into the series like the other kind does. It's still a good story, but, for me, it's not the same.
     How do you feel about reading series? Do you like the ones where each  novel is about a new character? It definitely makes it easier to skip around when someone else has the book out that you wanted to read...Or, like me, do you want one big story, where everyone is connected and interconnected and the story weaves and weaves? Maybe, you don't like series at all. It does take a big time investment to keep up with. It's hard to break away from, I must admit. However you like it, it's great to be reading! Chime in and let me know your thoughts and what you are reading!!

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