Book One Is the Best...Skip the Rest! | 20+ Series That Should’ve Stopped After Book One
Book One Is the Best...Skip the Rest! | 20+ Series That Should’ve Stopped After Book One  
Podcast: Kris and Mads
Published On: Thu May 15 2025
Description: Is it time to stop forcing yourself to finish mediocre series? In this fiery, bookish episode, we’re diving into over 20 book series where the first book is the best one—and yes, we're naming names 👀. Whether you're a fantasy fan, romance reader, or sci-fi binge addict, we're here to save you time, money, and reading energy by spilling the truth about series that peak at book one.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro01:54 – Series we’ve read where Book One is the strongest (but the rest is still good!)08:36 – Series we’ve read where Book One is the best (and the rest gets worse)16:16 – Series where we only read Book One and it works as a standalone18:11 – Our theories on why series often peak with Book One25:18 – Series we haven’t read, but we’ve heard you should stop after Book One27:25 – A wild card: Dune by Frank Herbert—whether to continue depends on what you wantBooks Mentioned:📚 Book One is the strongest, but the rest is still good:Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosMistborn by Brandon SandersonOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa BroadbentPines by Blake Crouch📉 Book One is the best—skip the rest:Red Queen by Victoria AveyardA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabFrom Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutHouse of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. MaasThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card🛑 We only read Book One—it works as a standalone:Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri ManiscalcoSilver Under Nightfall by Rin ChupecoReady Player One by Ernest ClineDune by Frank HerbertVicious by V.E. SchwabThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune👂 Haven’t read, but heard you should stop after Book One:Eragon by Christopher PaoliniLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryScythe by Neal ShustermanTrial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. TuliLet’s connect!Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: patreon.com/KrisandMadsSisterhoodHave a business inquiry? Email us: contact.kris.and.mads@gmail.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kris.and.madsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisandmadsAll our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.madsTo check out our brother C.Ray's music which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here:https://www.youtube.com/@SeeRayHardly#BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books