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When book series turn to rubbish. (Karen Chance)

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WeirdlyKind · 26/01/2022 13:02

I've been reading a series now for ages - book 12 has just been released and I'm so disappointed with it - two of the main characters are hardly in it, there's a rape scene that while not graphic, is never really dealt with, the main character spends pages basically whining (not related to the rape) and so much of the action is so frantic, it's difficult to understand what's going on. Book 11 was very much the same and I'm gutted because I'd hoped it was a one off and the series would go back to being good.

It's the Cassie Palmer series by Karen Chance, if anyone else reads it.

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Newchallenge · 26/01/2022 13:03

Impressed if you got to books 11 and 12. I find they generally go off the boil at around book 3 or 4...

Atla · 26/01/2022 13:05

Yeah. I really enjoyed the earlier books but the last few have been dire. So disappointing. I haven't read the latest one and I don't think I'll bother.

The Lauren K Hamilton Anita Blake books were similar.

WeirdlyKind · 26/01/2022 13:06

Honestly that's why I tend to avoid series but it really was good until the last two books. I found myself just skipping pages where nothing much happened!

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WeirdlyKind · 26/01/2022 13:08

@Atla

Yeah. I really enjoyed the earlier books but the last few have been dire. So disappointing. I haven't read the latest one and I don't think I'll bother.

The Lauren K Hamilton Anita Blake books were similar.

Glad it's not just me!

Pritkin is my favourite character and he's hardly been in the last few books. It's like once they actually got together, KC doesn't quite know what to do with them so is keeping them apart.

And I loathe the stuff in Farie!

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Atla · 26/01/2022 13:28

I just think she needs a good editor - she could cut at least half of the later books out completely. Also the ridiculous cliffhangers!

Agree 100% she doesn't know what to do with them now that are together

WeirdlyKind · 28/01/2022 01:39

I absolutely agree! The quality dropped when she left the publishers!

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