Who here likes to pay 3+ dollars for a book and have the first quarter of it seemingly dedicated to what happened in the last book(s)? One of my harshest criticisms for some of the series I’ve read is when the author spends the first third of the next book rehashing old material. I understand the compulsion and yes, in a series, it’s important to know backstory. However, I’d like to think that readers of a series aren’t going to just come in mid-series and not bother reading the first books. I know when I find a series I think I’ll enjoy, I always want to start at the beginning. I doubt I am alone.
Now don’t get me wrong, I know that recaps are important. Most readers read more than one series at a time and with half a year or more between books, it’s easy to forget a lot of important plot lines/characters. Continue reading
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