Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books and Dani @ Literary Lion. This week’s topic was suggested by M.T. Wilson @ The Last Book on the Left and is What Makes a Good Sequel.
What do you like to see in sequels?
A good amount of character development is always at the forefront for me. We got to meet the characters in the first book, I want to see them grow and become something more in the second book. I also like to see some actual plot for the second book and its own resolution or development. I want it to have a story arc of its own and not just be a part of the bigger picture of the series.
Are there any sequels you liked more than the first book?
Definitely! I have several sequels that I loved more than the first one. A few of them are:
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass series)
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses series)
- Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter (Gallagher Girls series)
- The Wicked King by Holly Black (The Folk of the Air trilogy)
- The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi (Shipbreaker trilogy)
- The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance series)
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