Biding your time for the next book in a series can be a true test of patience, especially when the release date could fall anywhere between "probably next year" to "eh, whenever."
Needless to say, the wait can be agonizing.
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Fortunately for YA fans, there were as many big finales in 2018 as there were new beginnings. From Sarah J. Maas' epic Throne of Glass series to Veronica Roth's Carve the Mark duology, these are the series you can now devour in one go. No waiting necessary! Which ones will you be adding to your Want to Read shelf?
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Illuminae
First line: "So here's the file that almost killed me, Director."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: And I Darken
First line: "Vlad Dracul's heavy brow descended like a storm when the doctor informed him that his wife had given birth to a girl."
Check out Kiersten White's essay on flawed and furious YA heroines here.
Total books: 6
Start the series with: Falling Kingdoms
First line: "She'd never killed before tonight."
Total books: 7
Start the series with: Throne of Glass
First line: "After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien was accustomed to being escorted everywhere in shackles and at sword-point."
Check out our interview with Sarah J. Maas here.
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Warcross
First line: "It's too damn cold of a day to be out on a hunt."
Total books: 4
Start the series with: Red Queen
First line: "I hate First Friday."
Check out Victoria Aveyard's fond farewell to the Red Queen series here.
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Wintersong
First line: "Once there was a little girl who played her first music for a little boy in the wood."
Check out S. Jae Jones' essay on finding your creative voice here.
Total books: 3
Start the series with: The Thousandth Floor
First line: "The sounds of laughter and music were dying down on the thousandth floor, the party breaking up by bits and pieces as even the rowdiest guests finally stumbled into the elevators and down to their homes."
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Flame in the Mist
First line: "In the beginning, there were two suns and two moons."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Lady Midnight
First line: "Shadow Market nights were Kit's favorite."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Firstlife
First line: "Duuude. A heads-up would have been nice. Can you say whack shack?"
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Strange the Dreamer
First line: "On the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl fell from the sky."
Check out Laini Taylor's favorite forbidden love stories here.
Total books: 3
Start the series with: The Dark Days Club
First line: "In 1810 the British King, George III, descended into a melancholy madness from which he would never recover."
Total books: 3
Start the series with: Rebel of the Sands
First line: "They said the only folks who belonged in Deadshot after dark were the ones who were up to no good."
Check out Alwyn Hamilton's essay on young leaders here.
Total books: 2
Start the series with: Carve the Mark
First line: "Hushflowers always bloomed when the night was longest."
Check out Veronica Roth's on-the-road reading recommendations here.
Which completed YA series will you be devouring? Let us know in the comments!
Check out more recent blogs:
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posted by Marie on November, 25
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