tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post4829540445786262511..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: Discussion: Series ReviewsKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-46946596023585044112010-09-12T22:24:07.186-07:002010-09-12T22:24:07.186-07:00Well put, Paige ... " You just never know wha...Well put, Paige ... " You just never know what you don't want to know".Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-60682259925134978992010-09-02T18:20:00.738-07:002010-09-02T18:20:00.738-07:00I don't really review books but I do tell abou...I don't really review books but I do tell about the ones I like and I either don't talk about the plot at all or I put a warning. <br /><br />I never read reviews of a series I'm interested in (which I'll admit is only the ones with an end in sight). You just never know what you don't want to know.paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771871442051868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-42622183322446245722010-09-02T16:42:04.843-07:002010-09-02T16:42:04.843-07:00Sibylle - I definitely think a rating of some sort...Sibylle - I definitely think a rating of some sort for the remaining books in a series is a good idea.<br /><br />Jenny - At least we can admit we're lazy!<br /><br />Shannon - I think the "spoiler alert" warning is essential in a series!<br /><br />Jenners - Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one slacking! It makes me feel much better. :)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-38321641133247768792010-09-01T17:31:39.294-07:002010-09-01T17:31:39.294-07:00I hear you! I have the same problem. I usually do ...I hear you! I have the same problem. I usually do the first book and then kind of slack off on the later ones. I figure at some point, you're either reading the series or you're not so I don't need to go all out to review it.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-73227743354712730362010-09-01T16:27:29.307-07:002010-09-01T16:27:29.307-07:00We have reviewed several series for our site (incl...We have reviewed several series for our site (including Sister's Grimm - loved it!). This is tricky. We want to give our users an account of the content of each and every book. However, some series tend to stick to the same format for every book, and as a result, there is not much that is new to report. As for the spoilers issue, we warn a *Spoiler Alert* in all of our "scoops". <br /><br />-Shannon<br />http://www.storysnoops.comShannon, StorySnoopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983131517199981030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-3541505245856904312010-09-01T08:37:00.217-07:002010-09-01T08:37:00.217-07:00Nowadays I really try to review a series as a whol...Nowadays I really try to review a series as a whole, if it's not absurdly long. If there are lots of books in the series, I tend to review the first batch I read (first two or three generally), and then leave alone reviewing the rest. Partly because I am lazy, and partly because of the spoilers problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-54993249628196894892010-09-01T00:31:24.689-07:002010-09-01T00:31:24.689-07:00I've only had to review the second book in a s...I've only had to review the second book in a series once on my blog and I simply put a spoiler warning and wrote my complete thoughts. I mostly write reviews for myself so I can have something to remember the book by. If it's useful to other people then so much the better but it's not what I'm after (though I don't condemn those who are!) To answer your other question - no, I don't read reviews past book one if I haven't started a series. I *do*, however, check the general rating for the sequels to make sure starting it really is worth my time.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147518589383447928noreply@blogger.com