Welcome to Second Hand Saturday!
In an attempt to clear our bookshelves, and pass on great used books to ourstalkersfollowers, Amy, Kit, Abigaile, Austin and I have decided to hold weekly giveaways of some of the books on our bookshelves! Every Saturday, we will post the books available, and the following Saturday, we will announce the winner and our next challenge. The winner will get to choose a book from the list and we will ship it to that lucky person! Each week we will have a different challenge to complete.
This Week's Challenge
Name a series that you think could have been a stand alone book/OR a series you wish was just a stand alone book! example: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
And this weeks winner is...
Isamar Hernandez... results powered by Random.org ... Congratulations!
Email me at Readingteen1(at)gmail.com with your book choice. Please put "winner" in the subject line. You have one week to claim your prize!
Books Available:
Middle Grade
- Middle School Confidential Series
1-3 by Annie Fox*
- Eragon
by Christopher Paolini (hardback)
- Eldest
by Christopher Paolini (hardback)
- Eragon paperback*
- Eldest paperback*
- Monster High by Lisi Harrison*
- The Hobbit mass market paperback*
- Darke, Septimus Heap #6 by Angie Sage*
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone paperback*
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban paperback*
- How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston*
- Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
- Inkspell
by Cornelia Funke
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
(hardback no jacket)*
- Mattimeo
by Brian Jacques
- A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeline L'Engle
- A Wind in the Door
by Madeleine L'Engle
- Summer Ball
by Mike Lupica*
- Half Moon Investigations
by Eoin Colfer
- Nothing But The Truth: A Documentary Novel
by AVI
- Triss
by Brian Jacques (Readwall, book 15)
- Clovermead
by David Randall
- The O'Reilly Factor For Kids
by Bill O'Reilly
- Nerds
by Michael Buckley
- Zan Gah
by Allan Richard Shickman
- The Carnival of Lost Souls
by Laura Quimby
- Star Power book 1 Supernova
by Catherine Hapka
- High School Musical: The Junior Novel Disney
High School Musical: Stories from East High
#6 Disney
- Animal Ark Pets
books #12 - #16
- 25 (very small thin) books fromThe Babysitters Club
(paperback)
- Madison Finn
#1 Only the Lonely Boy, #2 Boy, OH Boy! #3 Play it Again ( whole set)
- Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
- Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
- The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School
by Ken Derby
- The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic
ARC by Jennifer Trafton
YA books + (ARC=Advanced Reading Copy)
- Bitter End
ARC by Jennifer Brown*
- Between by ARC Jessica Warman*
- After Obsession ARC by Carrie Jones and Steven E Wedel*
- Circle Nine ARC by Ann Heltzel*
- Kiss Me Deadly ARC by various authors*
- A Need So Beautiful ARC by Suzanne Young*
- Fat Vampire ARC by Adam Rex*
- Hunger ARC by Jackie Morse Kessler*
- Pretty Bad Things ARC by C.J. Skuse
- The Fox Inheritance ARC (signed to Kirstyn) by Mary E. Pearson
- The Fox Inheritance ARC (signed to Andye) by Mary E. Pearson
- Undercurrent ARC (signed to Andye) by Tricia Rayburn
- The Julian Game ARC (signed to Andye) by Adele Griffin*
- Anxious Hearts ARC by Tucker Shaw*
- Wicked Lovely paperback (signed to Andye) by Melissa Marr*
- The Lucky Kind
ARC byAlyssa B. Sheinmel*
- Flash Burnout
(hardcover) by L.K. Madigan*
- Tighter
by Adele Grifin signed*
- Dark Goddess
ARC by Sarwat Chadda*
- Immortal Beloved
ARC by Cate Tiernan*
- Blue Moon
by Alyson Noel*
- Shadowland
(hardcover) by Alyson Noel*
- Adversary
by Kate Kaynak*
- Catching Fire
(hardcover, no jacket) by Suzanne Collins*
- Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart
by Beth Pattillo (signed to Andye)*
- As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth
(hardcover) by Lynne Rae Perkins*
- The Prisoner of Azkaban Audio CD
(Library Copy)*
- I Am Legend Audio CD
(Library Copy)*
- SLEEPLESS
ARC by Cyn Balog*
- WHEN I WAS JOE
by Keren David*
- HOLD ME CLOSER NECROMANCER
ARC by Lish McBride*
- HUSH
ARC by Eishes Chayil*
- END OF DAYS
ARC (A Nightrunner Novel) by Max Turner*
- THE TREE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER
by Gillian Summer*
- YOU KILLED WESLEY PAYNE
ARC by Sean Beaudoin
- THE PAINTED BOY
ARC by Charles de Lint*
- THE 10 P.M. QUESTION
ARC by Kate de Goldi*
- BRIGHID'S QUEST
by P.C. Cast*
- ELPHAME'S CHOICE
by P.C. Cast*
- THE ETERNAL ONES
ARC by Kirsten Miller
- ROMEO & JULIET & VAMPIRES
by Claudia Gabel (review)*
- SCARS
by Cheryl Rainfeld (hardcover signed to Andye) (review)*
- I am J
ARC by Cris Beam*
- Girl, 15, Charming But Insane
by Sue Limb
- Signed copy Photo Snap Shot
by Joanna Cambell Slan (Book 3)*
- Signed copy Cut, Crop and Die
by Joanna Cambell Slan (Book 2)
- Signed Copy Paper, Scissors, Death
by Joanna Cambell Slan (Book 1)
- *AUDIOBOOK Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by Devid Levithan and John Green*
- Amigas Fifteen Candles
ARC by Veronica Chambers (inspired by Jennifer Lopez)*
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
(hardcover) by Ann Brashares*
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
(Traveling Pants 2) (hardcover) by Ann Brashares*
- Girls in Pants
(Traveling Pants 3) (hardcover w/out jacketflap) by Ann Brashares*
- Forever in Blue
(Traveling Pants 4) (harcover) by Ann Brashares*
- Gossip Girl
by Cecily Von Ziegesar*
- You Know You Love Me
(Gossip Girl 2) by Cecily Von Ziegesar*
- All I Want is Everything
(Gossip Girl 3) by Cecily Von Ziegesar*
- Because I'm Worth It
(Gossip Girl 4) by Cecily Von Ziegesar*
- The Gossip Girl Prequel
(hardback) by Cecily Von Ziegesar*
- Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer*
- The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkein*
- The Lost Girls
by Laurie Fox
- The Riddle
by Alison Croggon*
- The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal
by Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen and Deborah Reber*
- Excessively Diverted
(The Sequel to Pride & Prejudice) by Juliette Shapiro*
- Crunch Time
by Mariah Fredericks*
- Freckles
by Gene Stratton-Porter*
- A Girl of the Limberlost
by Gene Stratton-Porter*
- Pride and Predjudice
(Paperback) by Jane Austen
- Lord of the Flies
(paperback) by William Golding
- Life, The Universe and Everything: Hitchhickers Trilogy
book 3 (hardback) by Douglas Adams
- So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish: Hitchhickers Trilogy
book 4 (hardback) by Douglas Adams
- The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
- The World According to Narnia
by Jonathan Rogers
- Monster Blood Tattoo Book One: Foundling
by D.M.Cornish (hardback)
- Shadows of Doom Book Two: Iron Tower Trilogy
by Dennis L. McKiernan
- Me, The Missing, and the Dead
by Jenny Valentine (hardback)
- *Signed Copy Rebel King Book One: Hammer of the Scots
by Charles Randolph Bruce and Carolyn Hale Bruce
- Tantalize
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Shapeshifter
by Holly Bennett
- She Thief
ARC by Daniel Finn
- Logic of Demons
by H.A.Goodman (hardback)
- SteelTrapp 2 ARC by Ridley Pearson
- *Signed with bookmark A Girl Named Mister
ARC by Nikki Grimes*
- The Tavernier Stones
by Stephen Parrish
- Death at the Alma Mater
by G.M.Malliet
- Livvie Owen Lived Here
ARC by Sarah Dooley*
- Choppy Socky Blues
by Ed Briant
- Indigo Blues
by Danielle Joseph
- Smudges Mark
ARC by Claudia Osmond
- Exley
ARC by Brock ClarkADULT *18 and over
- Echo Park
by Michael Connelly (hardback)
- The Third Angel
by Alice Hoffman (hardback)
- Timeline
by Michael Crichton (hardback)
- The Last Juror
by John Grisham (hardback)
- It Only Takes a Moment
by Mary Jane Clark (hardback)
- Foreign Body
by Robin Cook (hardback)
- Green Rider
by Kristen Britain (fantasy) (hardback)
- The DA Vinci Code
by Dan Brown (hardback)
- The English American
by Alison Larkin (hardback)
- Her Fearful Symmentry
by Audrey Niffenegger (hardback)
- Rainbow Six
by Tom Clancy (hardback)
- The Shack
by William P. Young*
- Last Chance Saloon
by Marian Keyes*
- Wicked
by Gregory Macguire*
- Jane and the Damned
ARC by Janet Mullany
- The Dutchess
by Amanda Foreman
- Belinda
by Anne Rice writing as Anne Rampling
- All Madden
by John Madden with Dave Anderson
- The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlums (hardback)
- Robert Ludlums The Bourne Betrayal
by Eric Van Lustbader
- Clear and Present Danger
by Tom Clancy
- Age of Misrule: Worlds End
by Mark Chadbourne Book1
- Age of Misrule: Darkest Hour
by Mark Chadbourne Book2
- Age of Misrule: Always Forever
by Mark Chadbourne Book3
I think the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, those were funny at first but are now just predictable.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning could have and should have been a stand alone, 5 books was too much and it just rambled on and on. It could have been about an 800 paged book.
ReplyDeleteA NEED SO BEAUTIFUL. I'm not sure if it's a series, or if the next book is a companion novel (of which the distiction should be known), but regardless, I actually loved how the book ended, bittersweet as it was.
ReplyDeleteI don't read many series, actually, so I can't give you a big list. I only have one book/series in mind.
While I'm sure ardent fans would passionately disagree - I'd have to say Twilight.
ReplyDeleteAs enjoyable and well written as the series was, I'm curious as to how a tighter, edgier stand alone might have read. To me, some of the emotional tug of war became repetitive, and the side plots involving the European and nomadic covens could have been sacrificed or shortened.
The Immortals Series by Alyson Noel
ReplyDeleteHush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Fallen by Lauren Kate
They're just dragging the series on and on....
The Seven Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristin Cashore.
ReplyDeleteI think Forest of Hands and Teeth could have been only one.
ReplyDeleteShiver - Maggie Stiefvater.
ReplyDeleteThe Wings series by Aprilynne Pike. It could have been just one reasonably thick book. that's all.
ReplyDeleteI felt that THE HUNGER GAMES could have been just a stand alone. The second & third books tended to be a lot of filling for me.
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I think that Delirium by Lauren Oliver could have been a stand alone novel. I actually thought that it was when I first read it. However, I am really glad that there is a sequel. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Host by S. Meyer.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was reading the book I thought that it is planned to be just one book.
Then I realised there will be sequel, which I think isn't a good idea.
I think that Ally Condie's Matched series would have been better as a single stand alone novel.
ReplyDeleteShe hasn't really done the world building completely in Matched and left too many aspects of the world she was writing about unclear.
I did enjoy Matched and she is a fabulous writer.
Carol T
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I agree about Matched. I feel like it might have been better as maybe a slightly longer stand-alone so the world building was better fleshed out.
ReplyDeleteThe first that comes to mind is one of my favorites: The Host by Stephenie Meyer.
ReplyDeleteWhile on one hand I'm excited that she will be extending the book on the other hand I think it's sort of perfect the way it is.
Great contest.
Thank you :)
I think The Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick could of been a stand alone.
ReplyDeleteHouse of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first book, but books 2-5 are just repeats of the same. I haven't read the rest of the series yet, so maybe it gets more interesting, but I doubt it.
The Host by Stephenie Myer... she concluded the story already in the first book and I am not sure what more there is to add that would be good.
ReplyDeleteThe Gifted series maybe?
ReplyDeleteI think that Marilyn, the authors told us lots of think in one book (maybe it would be better if it was maybe bigger)
and i think that 8 books , it's just a lot a lot!
Hush, hush should've been a stand alone. Crescendo was just irritating!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Matched and The HOst.
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I think The House of Night series by P.C. Cast. I mean nine books? They're losing readers.
ReplyDeleteI felt that way about the Sweep series. They are soooo good but after 7-8-9-15 books, it's get old.
ReplyDeleteHush Hush
ReplyDeleteI think Shiver could have stood alone very well. I really loved it, but when I tried to read the second book, I just couldn't get into it.
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I loved Across the Universe by Beth Revis and, though I haven't read A Million Suns yet, I think it could have been just as perfect a stand-alone as a series! I think actually most points or ideas were explained in the ending but, Revis is the leader, so...
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Juan Roca,
Geeks & Books
I would say Wicked Lovely could have just been a stand-alone books. The more I read books, the more I am noticing that some books are better off stand-alone. As for Wicked Lovely, I didn't bother getting the second book because in my opinion, what else could possibly happen in the series? I'm sure some people would be quite upset at that, lol.
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I have two answers to that one: The Eternal Ones and Remember Me. I was actually surprised when I found out that The Eternal Ones was going to have a sequal. It easily could have been a stand alone. And I have the Remember Me omnibus and Remember Me was really good, but I think it should have stayed as a stand alone. The Return and The Last Story kinda made me face palm and say, "What the heck happened to you Shari?" (especially The Last Story)
ReplyDeleteI would say The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod are suitable to stand alone.
ReplyDeleteThe Adoration of Jenna Fox...I wish there were just the one book.
ReplyDeleteI recently finished a book called Daughter of Dreams. It was an amazing book, but it was super long and involved. I think it would have great as a series.
ReplyDeleteThese days, I kind of wish a lot of books that are series were actually standalones. Matched, The Host, Wither. I'm not saying I refuse to read the sequels or anything though.
ReplyDeleteI know peeps are gonna hate this but I think that the hunger games should have been a stand alone book. The first was the best and i had everything you need to know. The last tow dragged on a bit and some parts were just too far reaching.
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I thinks Inside Out by Maria V Snyder should have been the only book in that series. Maybe if there was going to end up being a third book I'd feel differently.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants. I loved the first book, but I didn't care too much for the rest.
ReplyDeleteQuite a few books we didn't need more of...
ReplyDeleteHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Siren by Tracia Rayburn
Angel/Angel Burn by L.A Weatherly
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Matched by Ally Condie
Delirium by Lauren Oliver.
My choice would be Siren by Tracia Rayburn.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. The first book left you hanging so you did want a sequel but then the next two books weren't as great. It would have been better if the first book tied up any loose ends and it was done.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I am not sure. I was thinking The Hunger Games; since I hated Mockingjay, but I did love Catching Fire (A) Maybe Twilight. Since I loved the first book, and there was no love triangle in it. Hih :)
ReplyDeleteLove, Carina
I think Evermore by Alyson Noel should have been a standalone. That series just kept getting worse and worse.
ReplyDeleteI would have to go with the hunger games. I know, I know. Everyone hates me now. But the second and third just weren't nearly as good.
ReplyDeletei would go with the Seven trilogy series, i think that Graceling should have been alone
ReplyDeleteI would have to say that If I Stay could've been a standalone, Where She Went, while very good, didn't have to be written. Yep :)
ReplyDeleteSiren by Tricia Rayburn just because I didn't like the story at all so why have more books about it.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked My Name is Memory to be a stand alone. I actually didn't know it was the start of a series until I read it, and I wasn't happy. It didn't say anything about being a series :( Now I have to wait until who knows when to finish the story that could have been told in one book.
ReplyDeleteI think that the MG/YA series, The Clique by Lisi Harrison shouldn't be a series. It's so long and there are so many insignificant details that aren't important. It's annoying and I tried to keep up with them, but she wrote them faster than I could buy them.
ReplyDeleteThe Luxe by Anna Godbersen, I got angrier with each new book that came out in that series - though I quite enjoyed the first book.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Fallen series by Lauren Kate would have been better as a stand alone book. Because everything is getting predictable now :/
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Molly
Reading is my cup of tea
I think that Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush Hush series could have been a stand alone, not much has really happened in the books after.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Study series by Maria V. Snyder could have been made a stand alone. I enjoyed the books, but wished it was just one whole story.
ReplyDeleteThe Blood Coven series by Mari Mancusi. It was fun and light up till book 4. After that I felt it was being dragged.
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