Both. Some books are wonderful just on their own, and you don’t feel that it needs to continue, and then some ideas or worlds or characters are made for the longevity of a series. That doesn’t, however, mean that the series ends up being better than the stand-alone book!
Prefer stand alone books mostly because series tend to run out of steam half way through .. eg .. Clan of the Cave Bear was great till the 4th one then it all turned to shite.
Depends on the story. I wish Ender’s Game had been a standalone, I’ve never read the rest because there is no possible way they can stand up to it. On the flip side, Laurie Breton turning her Coming Home – a romance at least as strong as Ender’s Game – into a series felt natural with all the various side characters.
Both, but I hate when I read a book only to find out its the middle of the series.
Both…depends on the authors!
Stand alone
Stand alone
Stand Alone
Series!
Series
Stand Alone
series
Stand alone
Both. Some books are wonderful just on their own, and you don’t feel that it needs to continue, and then some ideas or worlds or characters are made for the longevity of a series. That doesn’t, however, mean that the series ends up being better than the stand-alone book!
Series
Series
Series
Stand-alones
stand-alone
Both !
Series!
It depends but mostly stand alone
No preference
Series
Stand alone
Mostly stand-alones, but I do like the odd detective series
Every book I have intensely loved has been a stand alone. However, I did so enjoy the alphabet series by the late and great Sue Grafton
Both
Series
both
Series
Standalone
Both especially if itโs a good series.
No preference, as long as they are well written.
Stand alone please
definitely stand alone.
Stand alone
Both
Both
stand-alone
I like both!
Stand alone or trilogy…..anything longer is harder for me to read
Both
Prefer stand alone books mostly because series tend to run out of steam half way through .. eg .. Clan of the Cave Bear was great till the 4th one then it all turned to shite.
I love both, but a good series is always nice. I think it just depends.
Stand alone.
Stand alone.
Series
Both!!!
Both
Series
Series.
Stand Alone
I don’t care as long as the story is good.
Seconded
Thirded
Fourthed
Series
Series …One is just not enough
Absolutely
Only series I like are Patricia cornwellโs Scarpetta series & Flowers in the attic series. Apart from those I prefer stand alone ?
Both
Depends on the story. I wish Ender’s Game had been a standalone, I’ve never read the rest because there is no possible way they can stand up to it. On the flip side, Laurie Breton turning her Coming Home – a romance at least as strong as Ender’s Game – into a series felt natural with all the various side characters.
I read them all. The books directly after are hard to get through but the last three are incredible.
I thought Dune would be that way too but almost every book is better than Dune ?
I like both. But, when itโs a stand-alone book, I like not feeling โobligatedโ to read the series in order to โfinishโ. ?
Both
Both
Series