I love a particular series because of the characters generally.
I also admire books that stand on there own especially if they are part of a series.
If I am enjoying a book I won't stop reading it because the main character has gotten married or has a few new bullet wounds etc. will usually try and locate the books where this happened, but it does not screw up a good book for me.
It's a bit like real life, when a friend or acquaintance emerges from the past with a whole different life. I may be curious but I don't cut them dead until I can find out when and where they got married or divorced or why they gained or lost that 50 lbs...
Strange as it might seem I also get a burnt out or bored if I read more than 3 or 4 books in the same series in a row.
Helen
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