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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

* Series Ratings at-a-glance

Listed below are the most recent ratings (shown to the left of the series name) for the series I've reviewed, listed in alphabetical order by genre. Click the series name to go to my reviews of the books in the series.

Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
. 8 of 10 Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs
. 9 of 10 Anita Blake series by Laurel K. Hamilton
10 of 10 The Black Sun's Daughter series by M.L.N. Hanover
. 8 of 10 Blood series by Tanya Huff
. 6 of 10 Cal Leandros series by Rob Thurman
. 6 of 10 Dante Valentine series by by Lilith Saintcrow
. 8 of 10 Dark-Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
. 6 of 10 Delilah Street series by Carole Nelson Douglas
. 7 of 10 The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
. 8 of 10 The Edge series by Ilona Andrews
10 of 10 Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep
. 7 of 10 Felix Gomez series by Mario Acevedo
10 of 10 Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh
10 of 10 The Hollows / Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison
. 8 of 10 Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole
. 3 of 10 Iron Elves series by Chris Evans
10 of 10 Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
. 9 of 10 Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn
10 of 10 Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
10 of 10 Meredith Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton
10 of 10 Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
. 8 of 10 Nightcreature/Moon series by Lori Handeland
. 5 of 10 Phoenix Chronicles by Lori Handeland
10 of 10 Psy-Changelings series by Nalini Singh
10 of 10 Riley Jensen, Guardian series by Keri Arthur
10 of 10 Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris
. 9 of 10 Soul Mates series by Jourdan Lane (also listed under Erotica)
. 9 of 10 Succubus Diaries series by Jill Myles
10 of 10 Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
. 9 of 10 Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong


Paranormal Chik-Lit
. 6 of 10 by Madelyn Alt
. 8 of 10 Bronwyn the Witch series by Candace Havens
. 7 of 10 Caruthers Sisters by Candace Havens
. 7 of 10 Psychic Eye Mysteries by Victoria Laurie


Crime Solving Women

. 8 of 10 Izzy Spellman series by Lisa Lutz
. 6 of 10 Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series by Sue Grafton
. 9 of 10 Nadia Stafford series by Kelley Armstrong
. 8 of 10 Nikki Heat series by Richard Castle
. 6 of 10 Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell
. 7 of 10 Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich


Erotica and BDSM
10 of 10 Butterfly Unpinned by Laura Bacchi and Bonnie Dee
. 9 of 10 Chaos Magic series by Jay Lygon
. 7 of 10 Dark Elves series by Jet Mykles
. 8 of 10 Jarheads series by Sean Michael
. 7 of 10 The Master Chronicles by Jamie Craig
. 9 of 10 Masters of the Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
. 9 of 10 Daughter's of Arianne by Joey W.Hill
10 of 10 Nature of Desire series by Joey W. Hill
. 9 of 10 Soul Mates series by Jourdan Lane (also listed under Urban Fantasy)
. 6 of 10 Trattenbourgh Affair series by JJ Giles



I realize that there are a good number of 10 ratings in the Urban Fantasy genre, which means I really, really, really, like those series. But, which do I like the most?

  1. Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost is in first place.
  2. The Hollows / Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison is in second place, but barely, because
  3. Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews is really good, and might possibly beat The Hollows once it has as many books
  4. Riley Jensen, Guardian series by Keri Arthur is wonderful and I am looking forward to the next books in the series
  5. Meredith Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton - what a wonderfully creative view of the Fae
  6. Psy-Changelings series by Nalini Singh
  7. Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
  8. Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire by Charlaine Harris - this would have been rated higher a few books ago, and it's still a fantastic series, but is no longer at the top of my list.
  9. Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh - a new series that may very well be closer to the top once we get a few more books
  10. The Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep is another one that could easily move up the list once there are more books
  11. The Black Sun's Daughter series by M.L.N. Hanover is quite promising, and I think the third book will be pivotal in how far this series can continue.
  12. Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer - once upon a time the author talked about writing other books in this series, to tell someone else's story. But she no longer talks about that, so it appears it is now a "dead" series, with no new books forthcoming. It's still a 10 of 10, but without the anticipation of new books, it's hard to place it higher in my ratings.
And then come the 9 ratings, which I'll put in this following order:
13. Anita Blake series by Laurel K. Hamilton
14.
Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn
15.
Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong
16. Soul Mates series by Jourdan Lane (also listed under Erotica)
17.
Succubus Diaries series by Jill Myles




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