Confessions of a Serial Addict

In retrospect, 2012 has been the year of the series for me. It seems I just can't stay away from books that have one or more sequels. Now, that can be fun; I admit I get rather attached to characters from good books and it's nice to spend more time with them in subsequent editions. But it can also be extremely frustrating when reading a series and the next book isn't published yet.

I've just started four new series of books. (It's a sickness, I know.) It seems I just can't stay away. In just this past year alone, I've started or continued the following series:

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
• Matched, Crossed, and Reached (Ally Condie)
• Hex Hall (Rachel Hawkins)
• The Haunted Guesthouse series (E.J. Cooperman)
• Legend (Marie Lu)
• Across the Universe (Beth Revis)
• Miss Peregrine (Ransom Riggs)
• Divergent (Veronica Roth)
• All Souls trilogy (Deborah Harkness)
• Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mysteries (Carrie Bebris)
• Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman (Pamela Aidan)
• Pure (Julianna Baggott)
• Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
• Green Angel (Alice Hoffman)
• Jane Fairfax (Michael Thomas Ford)
• Cahill Witch Chronicles (Jessica Spotswood)
• The Wolves of Mercy Falls (Maggie Stiefvater)
• The Books of Faerie (Maggie Steifvater)
• The Books of Bayern (Shannon Hale)
• Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
• Crossfire (Sylvia Day)
• Affairs by Moonlight (Juliana Gray)
• Hush, Hush (Becca Fitzpatrick)
• Caster Chronicles (Kami Garcia)
• Fallen (Lauren Kate)
• The Mortal Instruments (Cassandra Clare)
• Booktown mysteries (Lorna Barrett)
• Jane Austen mysteries (Stephanie Barron)
• Bibliophile mysteries (Kate Carlisle)

Oh, my. Seeing them all laid out like that . . . sheesh. I really am a serial addict! But, you know me, always fishing for recommendations. What series am I missing that I should add to my to-read pile?

Speaking of books to read, my book club gals and I have selected the first three books for 2013. If anyone is interested, feel free to read along with us!

• January: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
• February: Three Fates by Nora Roberts
• March: Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky

So. What are you all reading these days?