A Book Rant! Arrggghhhh!

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You know what annoys me about modern books? The fact that so many of them are parts of series of books and this isn't always made clear on the cover of the book! See, I buy the majority of my books in charity shops - I read such a lot that I rarely buy a brand new book as the costs would absolutely rocket. The only 'problem' (and I use the word loosely as it's not really a problem) is in charity shops you're buying the books other people have donated, you can't go out looking for a specific book as mostly that won't be there - it might be and when that happens it's great, but most of the time charity shop book shopping means browsing and seeing what catches your eye. When I like the cover and blurb of a book I'll buy it, add to my 'to read' pile and get round to it eventually. But nowadays this is getting harder for the simple fact that I'll get home, start reading - then realise this is yet another fabulous looking book which is 'number 3' or so in a series. If the story is good enough I'll carry on reading, but usually when this happens the book goes back on the bookcase as I hate the thought of missing out on the beginning of a story (and I also don't like being forced into hunting down and paying for the rest of the series!). Most of the time I just want a book that I can read cover to cover and then move on to another one, not four or fives novels just to cover one story! *Disclaimer - yes, I like a series of books as much as the next person. I just want it to be CLEARER that this isn't a stand alone book* Photo credit - Pixabay