Anatomy of Sequels - A Reviewer's Perspective

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Anatomy of Sequels - A Reviewer's Perspective

Books That Burn

19 minutes 40 seconds

1 year ago

Anatomy of Sequels - A Reviewer's Perspective

Sometime in the first year of my review blog, I developed a checklist which I use when reviewing sequels. It helps me qualitatively describe how they are composed, and how they interact with the surrounding books in their respective series. More recently, I added a much shorter checklist for describing the first book in a series. Full Episode Text on Reviews That Burn Works Cited Ancrum, K. The Weight of the Stars. Imprint, 2019. ---. The Wicker King. Imprint, 2017. Black, Holly. Ironside: A Modern Faerie Tale. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020. ---. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020. ---. Valiant: A Modern Faerie Tale. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020. Brown, Roseanne A. A Psalm of Storms and Silence. HarperCollins, 2021. ---. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. HarperCollins, 2020. Callender, Kacen. King of the Rising. Hachette UK, 2020. ---. Queen of the Conquered. Hachette UK, 2019. Cipri, Nino. Defekt. Tordotcom, 2021. ---. Finna. Tordotcom, 2020. Grant, Mira. Blackout. Orbit, 2012. ---. Deadline. Orbit, 2011. ---. Feed. Orbit, 2010. ---. Feedback. Orbit, 2016. Khaw, Cassandra. A Song for Quiet. Tor.com, 2017. ---. Hammers on Bone. Tor.com, 2016. Maxwell, Everina. Ocean’s Echo. Hachette UK, 2022. ---. Winter’s Orbit. Tor Books, 2021. McGuire, Seanan. Be the Serpent. Astra Publishing House, 2022. ---. Sleep No More. Astra Publishing House, 2023. ---. The Innocent Sleep. Astra Publishing House, 2023. Reid, Ava. Juniper and Thorn. Random House, 2022. ---. The Wolf and the Woodsman: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2021. Weir, Andy. Artemis: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2017. ---. The Martian: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2014. Westerfeld, Scott. Extras. Simon and Schuster, 2007. ---. Pretties. Simon and Schuster, 2008. ---. Specials. Simon and Schuster, 2011. ---. Uglies. Simon and Schuster, 2011.