Lara Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Alright, I'm looking for a series recommendation. I want something I can really get invested in! I'm a little bit picky, so here are some guidelines: -Preferrably no romance that is center to the plot. Some action on the side is fine haha -No sci-fi -I'm a little wary of dystopian, didn't like Divergent or the Pretties and some other popular ones. I did like the Hunger Games though -Very compelling character development is a must I'm excited to hear some of your recommendations! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirley Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Well I think most of the things that are on TV now adays are well established and you would have to watch them, on catch up or buy the box sets. I don't know if you follow any of these series but they are the ones I like and have been watching for years. Castle Closer after a few series it became Major Crimes Bones Blue Blood Criminal Minds Rizzoli and Isles Let me know what you think. I haven't put a synopsis with them as it is easier to look up on line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Well I think most of the things that are on TV now adays are well established and you would have to watch them, on catch up or buy the box sets. I don't know if you follow any of these series but they are the ones I like and have been watching for years. Castle Closer after a few series it became Major Crimes Bones Blue Blood Criminal Minds Rizzoli and Isles Let me know what you think. I haven't put a synopsis with them as it is easier to look up on line. I was actually looking for a book series recommendation! Haha thank you, though. I actually do like Criminal Minds. It's funny, I didn't even think there might be a confusion because in the U.S. we very rarely refer to TV shows as series. What an oversight on my part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirley Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Sorry Sara misunderstood, so funny how I instantly thought you meant shows. Hope someone can help you. I read James Patterson books he has a few book series on the go. The Womens Murder Club Michael Bennett Private Alex Cross Although I am getting bored with Alex Cross (how dare I say that out loud) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 If you want thrillers / crime novels, I would recommend Karin Slaughter's Grant County -series, Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme -series, and Jeff Lindsay's Dexter-series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 If you're interested in crime books, maybe give the Rizzoli And Isles books by Tess Geritsen a go. It's what the tv series is based on and they are fantastic. Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 There are actually two series of books tied to the TV series of Castle - the Nikki Heat books and the Derick Storm books. Both are excellent and all the books are written by... Richard Castle! Seriously, they have an "author pic" that shows Nathan Fillion and a bio that fits his TV show character! The books are very well written and a lot of fun to read. The Nikki Heat books in particular have lots of little things that you will recognise from the show, but also little nods to Fillion's popular but cancelled too early show, Firefly (blue gloves, characters that hag around in a pair who are called Malcolm and Reynolds, etc). Nikki Heat1. Heat Wave (2009)2. Naked Heat (2010)3. Heat Rises (2011)4. Frozen Heat (2012)5. Deadly Heat (2013)6. Raging Heat (2014)7. Driving Heat (2015) Derrick Storm1. A Brewing Storm (2012)2. A Raging Storm (2012)3. A Bloody Storm (2012)4. Storm Front (2013)5. Wild Storm (2014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 If you're into historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is the biz: Tudor Court (not technically a series, but they all tie in together)1. The Constant Princess (2005)2. The Other Boleyn Girl (2001)3. The Boleyn Inheritance (2006)4. The Taming of the Queen (2015)5. The Queen's Fool (2003)6. The Virgin's Lover (2004)7. The Other Queen (2008) Cousins' War1. The White Queen (2009)2. The Red Queen (2010)3. The Lady of the Rivers (2011)4. The Kingmaker's Daughter (2012)5. The White Princess (2013)6. The King's Curse (2014) If you like strong, feisty female leads, then you should enjoy Kelly Armstrong. She has several series, but the ones I most highly recommend are: Women of the Otherworld (werewolves, vampires, witches, demons - but in a very normal and down to earth setting - these are regular people just trying to get by!)1. Bitten (2001)2. Stolen (2002)3. Dime Store Magic (2004)4. Industrial Magic (2004)5. Haunted (2005)6. Broken (2006)7. No Humans Involved (2007)8. Personal Demon (2008)9. Living with the Dead (2008)10. Frost Bitten (2009)11. Waking the Witch (2010)12. Spellbound (2011)13. Thirteen (2012) Nadia Stafford (She's a hit woman!)1. Exit Strategy (2007)2. Made to Be Broken (2008)3. Wild Justice (2013) If you like gritty crime fiction with a Scottish flavour, you will LOVE Stuart Macbride: Logan McRae 1. Cold Granite (2005)2. Dying Light (2006)3. Broken Skin (2007) aka Bloodshot4. Flesh House (2008)5. Blind Eye (2009)6. Dark Blood (2010)7. Shatter the Bones (2011)8. Close to the Bone (2013)9. The Missing and the Dead (2015)10. In the Cold Dark Ground (2016) Ash Henderson1. Birthdays for the Dead (2012)2. A Song for the Dying (2014) If you like satire and your humour is pitch-black, my go-to guy is Christopher Brookmyre (also with a Scottish flavour). Jack Parlabane1. Quite Ugly One Morning (1996)2. Country of the Blind (1997)3. Boiling A Frog (2000)4. Be My Enemy (2003)5. Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (2007)6. Dead Girl Walking (2015)7. Black Widow (2016)8. The Last Day of Christmas (2014) Angelique De Xavier1. A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away (2001)2. The Sacred Art of Stealing (2002)3. A Snowball in Hell (2008) Jasmine Sharp1. Where the Bodies are Buried (2011)2. When the Devil Drives (2012)3. Flesh Wounds (2013) His stand-alone novels are also excellent!Not the End of the World (1998)One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night (1999)All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (2004)A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil (2006)Pandaemonium (2009)Bedlam (2013) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 If you're into historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is the biz: Tudor Court (not technically a series, but they all tie in together) 1. The Constant Princess (2005) 2. The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) 3. The Boleyn Inheritance (2006) 4. The Taming of the Queen (2015) 5. The Queen's Fool (2003) 6. The Virgin's Lover (2004) 7. The Other Queen (2008) Cousins' War 1. The White Queen (2009) 2. The Red Queen (2010) 3. The Lady of the Rivers (2011) 4. The Kingmaker's Daughter (2012) 5. The White Princess (2013) 6. The King's Curse (2014) If you like strong, feisty female leads, then you should enjoy Kelly Armstrong. She has several series, but the ones I most highly recommend are: Women of the Otherworld (werewolves, vampires, witches, demons - but in a very normal and down to earth setting - these are regular people just trying to get by!) 1. Bitten (2001) 2. Stolen (2002) 3. Dime Store Magic (2004) 4. Industrial Magic (2004) 5. Haunted (2005) 6. Broken (2006) 7. No Humans Involved (2007) 8. Personal Demon (2008) 9. Living with the Dead (2008) 10. Frost Bitten (2009) 11. Waking the Witch (2010) 12. Spellbound (2011) 13. Thirteen (2012) Nadia Stafford (She's a hit woman!) 1. Exit Strategy (2007) 2. Made to Be Broken (2008) 3. Wild Justice (2013) If you like gritty crime fiction with a Scottish flavour, you will LOVE Stuart Macbride: Logan McRae 1. Cold Granite (2005) 2. Dying Light (2006) 3. Broken Skin (2007) aka Bloodshot 4. Flesh House (2008) 5. Blind Eye (2009) 6. Dark Blood (2010) 7. Shatter the Bones (2011) 8. Close to the Bone (2013) 9. The Missing and the Dead (2015) 10. In the Cold Dark Ground (2016) Ash Henderson 1. Birthdays for the Dead (2012) 2. A Song for the Dying (2014) If you like satire and your humour is pitch-black, my go-to guy is Christopher Brookmyre (also with a Scottish flavour). Jack Parlabane 1. Quite Ugly One Morning (1996) 2. Country of the Blind (1997) 3. Boiling A Frog (2000) 4. Be My Enemy (2003) 5. Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (2007) 6. Dead Girl Walking (2015) 7. Black Widow (2016) 8. The Last Day of Christmas (2014) Angelique De Xavier 1. A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away (2001) 2. The Sacred Art of Stealing (2002) 3. A Snowball in Hell (2008) Jasmine Sharp 1. Where the Bodies are Buried (2011) 2. When the Devil Drives (2012) 3. Flesh Wounds (2013) His stand-alone novels are also excellent! Not the End of the World (1998) One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night (1999) All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (2004) A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil (2006) Pandaemonium (2009) Bedlam (2013) This is great, thank you so much! I think I'm definitely going to check out Kelly Armstrong. Thank you for your recommendations everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Lee Child's Jack Reacher series (20 books) are great and stand alone. I also second Kell's recommendation for Philippa Gregory's The Cousins War series (6 books). Happy reading, there is a lot to choose from in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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