Crime Detective Mystery Thriller Group discussion

I'm just curious - if you find a good book that is part of a series, do you read the entire series back to back or do you skip around to other books of interest and get back to the series at a later date?

Usually if I read more than 3 of a series I lose interest so I like to read other books Between them. Occasionally I find one that will keep interest until I finished the series.

Sometimes, I find that if I get away from a series for too long, I forget some of the back stories and have to go back and refresh my memory.

Normally I read a light read and a more serious read at the same time. I listen to one and read the other. Sometimes I will take a break from a series by reading a lighter book, but then get right back to the series. It really depends on the series I am reading and my mood at the time.

I've done this in the past. Unfortunately, after finishing a series, it's so hard to wait a year or more for the next one after reading the rest back to back. I do agree with the above-mentioned issue of forgetting.

I spread them out a bit - but not a year apart as happens when you are waiting for the next installment. Most series get repetitive and I like to break them up. I also find I don't want to do two series by the same author at once. I've put aside the Anne Perry's Pitts series until I finish the Monk series and Beaton's Agatha Raisin for Hamlish Macbeth.

I usually start from the beginning of the series.

If I'm really hooked, I do. I read the first three Lincoln Lawyer (Connely) back to back, but then I took a break. As it turns out the last one didn't hold my interest as much, or maybe I was getting a little burned out. Fire and Ice on the other hand? (I know, different genre) I pounded through that in less than two months.

Still reading the Harry Bosch series. I'll stay with that one.