Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Top Ten Tuesday: Second Book in a Series


Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a freebie so I can choose what I like. A few weeks ago now the topic was Dynamic Duos. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do that topic so I decided instead to do a twist on the topic by playing on the idea of duo meaning two  and do second books in a series. Often, we all remember the first book in a series, but not so much the second book, although that isn't always true.





Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn - Lady Julia Grey series.

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - Discworld series





Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - Outlander series

The Life She Chooses by Maggie Christensen - Granite Springs series






Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - Murderbot Diaries

Secrets of the Railway Girls by Maisie Thomas - Railway Girls series





The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley - Seven Sisters series

The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan - Mure series




The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan- Cormac Reilly 

To Say Nothing of the Dog - Oxford Time Travel


What topic did you choose to do this week?

14 comments:

  1. You are right. People often don’t remember the second books in series quite so well.

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-reasons-to-take-a-reading-break/

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  2. The Outlander series is my guilty pleasure read, although I really didn't get on with Discworld. I may have to go back to them though, purely out of respect for Terry Pratchit.
    My TTT post is here: https://wordywitterings.com/2022/04/05/ttt-21st-century-books-i-think-will-become-classics/

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    1. Terry Pratchett is amazing but sometimes an author just doesn't do it for us.

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  3. True, true. Second books are often dismissed. Good job for bringing some light to those not-so-sloppy seconds!

    Happy TTT!

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    1. Definitely not sloppy seconds on this list!

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  4. yay to the light fantastic. Rincewind is my fave Pratchett character.

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  5. So often, authors (and musicians) hit a "sophomore slump." But it looks like you found authors who avoided that!

    I want to read Artificial Condition but it's always checked out from the library.

    Fun topic!

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    1. It's a sign of a good author if their second book hits the top marks!

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  6. This is a great idea for a post. I agree that second books are often overlooked, but I'm glad you found some good ones.

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  7. To Say Nothing of the Dog was excellent! Great list!

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