It’s not uncommon to see people buying a series of books, but never finishing them. I mean, we’ve all done it. You buy the first book and it’s not so bad. You start to read the second one and all of a sudden, it’s all downhill from there. Before you know it, you’ve spent your hard-earned money on all the books in the series, and you’re never going to finish them. So, why is this happening?
I personally never liked the Harry Potter series and thought of it as nothing more than an over publicized story. That is until I picked the first (UK version) book. Why did I do it? Simply the cover art. Yes, I am the type of person that judges a book by its cover. The cover made me want to read the story and enjoy it more than the ugly American version. Not to mention the word selection differences between the two versions.
I finished the book and wanted more. The story was all right, as we are introduced to the settings and characters. The second one did not push the story further by a lot in my opinion. Yes, we got to meet the families and some character developments but I did not enjoy it as the first book.
Starting with book three, the story gets pushed forward more excitingly. Events become serious with twists and jump scares if you can call it that. The point I am trying to make; not every series is perfect. There will be bad books or movies. What you should be following is the story. The second book did not accomplish that much but the story kept moving forward and I wanted to know what comes next. In addition, a lot came after that. Had I simply given up I would have missed the other five books and the great story they contained?
I’m not saying you should power through every story or movie just for the sake of finishing the tale. More like, give it a decent chance and try to see the overall story. I even liked the Cursed Child, a book a lot of people hated.
Don’t think about if you should buy the book or not. Just buy it. If a book is worth reading, it’s worth finishing. If it’s not, you’ve wasted your time and money. You should always finish books because they will provide knowledge that could be useful to you later in life – whatever you’re passionate about. You will have read a good book if, at the end of the day, when you look back and remember your reading session with that book, you will remember the good times and things that happened during that era.
