People binge watch television shows, several
seasons in a row, one after another. When Downton Abbey was in its prime, I
admit to binge watching the first two seasons so I could catch up with my
daughter. Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu make watching show after show easy.
Maybe you've tried this fad of binging on television,
but how about books? Many authors pen several books in a series. From my
experience, I love reading a whole series. One after the other. I think the
first set of books I binge read were the Cat Who books by Lilian Jackson Braun.
She had not written all of them at the time, but I dove into the first 12 or
13, one after the other. You get to know the characters, that's for sure.
Recently, I've read two series with great enthusiasm.
Melody Carlson's Dear
Daphne books follow Daphne Ballinger on a roller coaster ride as she
inherits her aunt's home with some interesting and unexpected expectations. The
other series I've binged on, Deb Raney's Chicory
Inn novels, has entertained me for hours. I've enjoyed following the lives
of Grant and Audrey Whitman's family. I'm about to finish book four this week, then
I get to complete the series with book five. I'll write a review on that one in
March. I highly recommend either series for great entertainment. Both authors
write excellent stories filled with heart.
Have you been binge reading? If so, what books?