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Do you tend to enjoy spin-off series? Or are you hesitant about them?
Hmmm…. I have to say that this depends on two things.
1 – The author and
2 – How long each series is.
There are a small handful of authors that are on my auto-buy/”read everything written by” list. For those select few I would read and love any spin-off series. As I’m writing this I have realised that they all tend to finish a series within a few books, the longest series of which was six releases. They generally leave me wanting more but also acknowledging that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.
I am hesitant about starting a new-to-me series if spin-off books are involved. My concern is that characters and plots will become too similar, that it will be a case of wash, rinse, repeat rather than a story that brings something new and exciting to the table. I’ve found the former to be so often true for a series that runs beyond 6 or so books, which makes me wary of both long series’ and spin-offs.
Is there a series, with a spin-off, that you would recommend?
I’ve enjoyed many spin-offs and then others have made me positively weary. I always plunge right in though. Excellent post!
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Thank you. My attention span is too short for spin-offs 😂
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I think because I only read companion type series, I never considered that the spinoff could be repetitive. But, heck, I do love when my companions spawn new series, and crossovers!!! The best!
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I generally love spin-offs (if I like the original series of course), but I also love familiarity so that could be a factor.
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You know what’s coming,right? 🤪
You know what i’m going to recommend….😇
Aja’s Pure/Dark Ones and it’s spin-off Dragon Tails💖
The spin-off may have those familiar characters,but the storyline is new.
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I own a lot of the Pure/Dark Ones books – I need to dig them out and get them on my e-reader!
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Yes,you do!😄
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I know you don’t care for long series, and most I read w/spinoffs are long. I do love Mercy Thompson series and the spinoff, Alpha and Omega. But they are so interconnected, that you should read both in order and not one then the other.
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I’m reading so little these days and mostly sticking with stand alones so, no, not now. I used to though and enjoy revisiting characters and worlds. As long as it added something tot he story and wasn’t used as a money grab or way to drag things out.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
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I feel there is a definite trend of spin-offs being about making money for some authors, which really is a shame when they write good books.
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