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[Book Blogger Hop] Re-Reading Before A New Release

April 12, 2019      Erica Robyn      40 Comments

Book Blogger Hop Meme

Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer, where you answer a question and join a β€œhop”. The purpose is to help bloggers discover and get to know one another.

For this week’s Book Blogger Hop, Angelica @ Paperback Princessasked:

When reading a series, do you re-read the previous book(s) before reading the newly released book?

BBH My Answer

If I have time in my reading schedule, I definitely try to re-read the previous books in the series before diving into the newest book. It’s so much fun to relive the previous tales before exploring new territory!

I have quite a few books sitting on my TBR stacks that are just waiting for me to get to and binge read through the whole series.

Thanks for reading!
What are your personal thoughts about re-reading previous books in a series before diving into the latest book?

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  1. Anastasia says

    April 12, 2019 at 7:50 am

    I completely agree! It’s so much fun r-reading books you’ve loved and finding out details you might have missed previously! It’s so sad that there’s not as much time to do that now because there so many new books coming out every week and life tends to get in the way as well!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 12, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      Right?! It’s so hard to keep up!!

      Reply
  2. Lynn says

    April 12, 2019 at 7:50 am

    I don’t reread often but sometimes I have to because I have forgotten most of what happened in the previous books, which is why I have so many unfinished series πŸ™‚

    I do reread certain books, especially comfort reads!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      hahahaha same!! Phew. I need to make my series collections priority one of these years as my yearly goal! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Uma @Books.Bags.Burgers. says

    April 12, 2019 at 8:07 am

    It totally depends for me! Earlier although I reread favorite book, I never used to reread before i start a new book in the series. But lately, ever since I began blogging I read WAY too many books and sometimes I forget some details over time. So now I make it a point to reread book to prepare for a sequel if I’ve forgotten the details!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      πŸ˜€

      Reply
  4. Julie says

    April 12, 2019 at 8:51 am

    that is the problem with the series – sometimes they just stuck on shelves for years…

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      April 12, 2019 at 4:56 pm

      Right?!

      Reply
  5. Deanna says

    April 12, 2019 at 10:07 am

    I never reread. Ain’t nobody got time for that!LOL

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      April 12, 2019 at 4:57 pm

      <3

      Reply
  6. Gemma @ Abookishblether says

    April 12, 2019 at 2:54 pm

    I agree with you, re-reading is one of my greatest joys as a reader! I try and make time as much as I can, but it can be tough. I mostly re-read books for series I’ve loved which makes it faster. What’s the last series you re-read a book for prior to a new release?

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 12, 2019 at 4:58 pm

      The last I reread before a new release was Vicious by VE Schwab. I had to reread it and then immediately go into Vengeful! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Angela says

    April 12, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    I like to reread, but I don’t generally reread a book before the next in the series comes out. I just try to hope I remember enough!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 6:26 pm

      πŸ˜€

      Reply
  8. Nicki J. Markus says

    April 12, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    Time’s the main factor for me. Sometimes I’d like to reread but my TBR pile calls.

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 6:26 pm

      For sure! My TBR stack is quite daunting!

      Reply
  9. Sam@wlabb says

    April 13, 2019 at 6:33 am

    A re-read before the next book in the series is a level of commitment I just don’t have. My daughter and my sister would always do it, though, and I am talking about HUGE books (HP, Cassandra Clare). I know a lot of people will do audiobook re-reads, but I am just not a re-reader, and any good author will reactivate the necessary information in the first few chapters of the latest book.

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 6:48 pm

      <3

      Reply
  10. bookstooge says

    April 13, 2019 at 7:27 am

    Just so you know, when you commented on the ninjabreadmen post, your gravatar showed your homepage as being ericarobyn.wordpress.com, a deleted site. Might want to update that.

    Cheers

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Oh! Thanks for the heads up!

      Reply
  11. chucklesthescot says

    April 13, 2019 at 9:51 am

    It depends when I read the previous book. If the books are coming out every year or so I won’t re-read previous ones as I’ll still remember what happened. But if I read one book a good few years back I might need a refresher before I read the next!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 6:40 pm

      πŸ˜€

      Reply
  12. Greg says

    April 13, 2019 at 2:24 pm

    I don’t usually re- read, mainly for time reasons, but lately I’ve been wanting to more and more, as it seems like I’m always fuzzy on the previous book that came out a year or two before!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm

      <3

      Reply
  13. Erica Watkins says

    April 13, 2019 at 8:20 pm

    You know…I never had the desire to re-read a previous book in a series. Perhaps, it is because I take notes. (I like taking notes, so that isn’t a problem for me.) But, I do prefer to binge read an entire series.

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 13, 2019 at 8:49 pm

      πŸ˜€

      Reply
  14. Olivia Roach says

    April 13, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    It’s good that you reread if you have time because then you have all the small details in your mind. I have to admit that I don’t reread. I have a weirdly good memory when it comes to books so I tend to jump in just fine. Or I reread my reviews for previous books. But I probably miss some small details which could add to the experience if I’d reread!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 14, 2019 at 8:11 am

      That’s awesome!! Sometimes my memory is decent and I can just jump into the next book, but not too frequently lol! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  15. Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense says

    April 13, 2019 at 11:07 pm

    I love rereading, but it’s definitely easier to do when there is only one previous book as opposed to two or three.

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 14, 2019 at 8:14 am

      For sure! That’s a great point!

      Reply
  16. Kristen @ Metaphors and Moonlight says

    April 14, 2019 at 1:32 am

    Binge reading a series is great. So is re-reading! I don’t have time to do it every time a new series book is coming out, but it’s nice to do something, esp for a final book!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 14, 2019 at 8:16 am

      <3

      Reply
  17. Nicci @ Sunny Buzzy Books says

    April 14, 2019 at 3:10 pm

    Re-reading or skim reading previous books is fun.

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 14, 2019 at 5:03 pm

      πŸ˜€

      Reply
  18. Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction says

    April 14, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    I rarely reread, but every once n a while I’ll listen to the first books in a series before I pick it back up–especially if it’s been more than a year or two since I read the rest.

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 16, 2019 at 4:32 pm

      πŸ˜€

      Reply
  19. Heather's Reading Hideaway says

    April 15, 2019 at 7:56 pm

    Re-reading is my favorite thing to do but yeah it’s hard to schedule it in sometimes!! I think that’s why I push so many books I love on you hahaha, it gives me a valid reason to re-read it with you! πŸ˜€

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 16, 2019 at 4:34 pm

      πŸ˜€ hahaha! I love it!!

      Reply
  20. herding cats says

    April 18, 2019 at 11:28 am

    I re-read every once in a while. So wish I had the time to re-read all the time but I’m just not fast enough. lol

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    • Erica Robyn says

      April 18, 2019 at 4:34 pm

      Same! It’s certainly time consuming!!

      Reply

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