A few years ago, I spent most of my savings on The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter, and Stars Above; I didn’t get Fairest), read them all, and loved them…though I didn’t reread them and sold them some time later.

And what was the first series you spent most of your savings on?

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  • Mannwer4BEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I bought the Illustrated version of Lotr and the Hobbit. Way too expensive, but totally worth it.

  • AthenasMum
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    I was gonna say 50 shades of grey, but then temembered Harry Potter thankfully. Inb4 hate, I bought all three 50 shades at the same time because sale. Read first one and gave all away.

  • Hour-Sir-1276BEnglish
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    The Dark Tower by Stephen King, I bought the whole series just based on few reviews I’d read, didn’t know what to expect. Fortunately, Stephen King didn’t disappoint me.

  • TheMedicOwlBEnglish
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    In full? Probably the Swallows and Amazons books. The first book was my dad’s childhood favourite and he bought me a copy when I was eight or nine. I was sure I wouldn’t like it and I only started reading it when I’d exhausted my other options (and in the middle of the night too, so my dad couldn’t see me reading it and be all “I told you so! I knew you’d like it!”). The first chapter was tough going, but then the story took over. Next thing I knew, it was ten past one in the morning and I’d just got to the night sailing scene, and my parents had spotted that my light was on. They let me finish the chapter, but it was torture having to try and go to sleep with the rest of the book unread. I insisted on saving my pocket money for the full set. (My dad is still periodically I-told-you-so’ing about this three decades later.)

    As a child I started to collect the Just William series, but it took years to complete the collection and I can’t remember when I managed to buy all of them. I was an adult when I finally managed it. Some were out of print and very difficult to track down. I still love those books. They’re a terrific comfort read when I’m not feeling well, and the stories are the perfect length to be on a bathroom bookshelf.

  • dali-llamaBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    John Carter on Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

  • Onnimanni_MakiBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Billy Hodges trilogy or Young Samurai ring books (ring of earth etc) few years ago. Unfortunetly I haven’t read neither of these.

  • hudsondoeshairBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Due to a deal on eBay I bought the first four Tennison series books and then the next four as soon as I was on the second book. I just need to purchase the most recent one (released this year) and then I’m going to do Prime Suspect. I ran a risk buying so many at once but I’m fully obsessed.

  • TyrionLannister557BEnglish
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    A Song of Ice and Fire. I was halfway through book one when I realized I wanted to read it all