Trouble Finishing Trilogies

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Trouble Finishing Trilogies

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I always have a hard time finishing trilogies. I have tried reading several trilogies and I read the first two but then I tend to lose interest and don't bother finishing the third one.
Does anyone else have this problem?
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Only if I make the mistake of starting the series before the author has finished writing it. If I'm dealing with a series, and have all the books I will keep powering through until I finish. I may have some side reads going at the same time though.
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SparklingOne wrote:Only if I make the mistake of starting the series before the author has finished writing it.
That's why I usually avoid unfinished series and wait until they're done to start reading them. By the time the next one comes out you'd have to re-read the last one anyway to "get back in the groove" or loose that sense of connectivity. But to answer the OP's question - no. If I made it through the first one without quitting then I like the story and characters enough to keep on reading.
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I think the issue is author's aren't all great at maintaining consistency across world over the years, ala Hunger Games and Inkheart, etc. Even world like HP, while popular, feel very different and sometimes have plot issues due to other books in the series
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I normally want more so I'm happy to start the third one.
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AliceofX wrote: 31 Mar 2017, 10:33
SparklingOne wrote:Only if I make the mistake of starting the series before the author has finished writing it.
That's why I usually avoid unfinished series and wait until they're done to start reading them. By the time the next one comes out you'd have to re-read the last one anyway to "get back in the groove" or loose that sense of connectivity. But to answer the OP's question - no. If I made it through the first one without quitting then I like the story and characters enough to keep on reading.
Depending on the author, I won't start until they're all out too. I have had the tricky author who has said the series was a trilogy, but then changed their minds, uggg.

As far as not being able to pick up the book, are they all the same author or genre? I really enjoy Jeff Wheeler. He only writes almost exclusively in trilogies. I love his stories. They're free with Kindle unlimited, they have the free audible, and they're narrated by Kate Rudd who I love. Maybe a little audio assistance will help you finish a trilogy.
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I'm usually the opposite, after reading three books one after another in a series I always feel a bit adrift and sad that the books ended, because I'm usually so well submerged to the fictional world by then.
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