BOOKS THAT DO & DO NOT NEED SEQUELS!!
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*BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ARE YA & ARE FOR AGES 13+ | THE INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR THIS VIDEO IS 13+
I totally agree, some books are great as standalones and do not need a sequel. A bad squad can ruin the whole experience, because if I know a book has a bad sequel, I'm not going to read it even if the first one is a masterpiece. So I think it's risky business, writers must be careful.
That’s the reason I didn’t finish the warcross series I’m scared I will hate wildcards ending and warcross was good enough for me
I also love when writers have triologies or duologies and they knew they were going to go this way, so everything is spread out perfectly. Like infernal devices and All for the game. ( Also kinda six of crows, if we don't get a third book)
They are all connected and it does not feel like every book was written in the hopes of being popular and getting a sequel.
standalone lover ALSO here 💅🏽 some books are just so much better left as they are. sometimes life needs a cliff hanger to dwell on some big ideas more or a sweet concluded ending to take us away from day to day life that is always unfinished😮💨
I love both, BUT I think my favorites are those rare books that exist in the same realm, but can be picked up as a single read or enjoyed as a series of sorts (eg, Cashore’s Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue, Winterkeep books)
I 100 percent agree series that feel conclude in each book and can be read like there own books are so nice another is the wayward children books they can be read as a series or picked up out of order for a nice complete story
Also the “Married to Magic” series if you like fantasy romance!
TBH The Books of Bayern could also be read as single books (though you do get more from the world reading it in order).
I think Carry On by Rainbow Rowell was originally a stand alone. I just finished the second book in the series and I loved it so much
Oof every time a clear standalone gets a sequel announcement my heart weeps. I just KNOW that it’ll be harder for me to commit to a series than a standalone. Plus it majorly feels like a money grab from the publishers. Can’t we just let the readers love the one book, so that the author can write more original stories with more support?!?!??
a book that i thought was going to be a stand alone, even after finishing it, was Scythe!! BOY WAS I SO WRONG.
Ready Player One did NOT need a sequel at all. I feel like it was just released during the movie hype for a cash grab tbh.
I thought Ari & Dante was gonna be a standalone but then he randomly dropped a sequel; same with ready player one, which like lowkey pisses me off. To me, ready player one was PerFEctIon, like I literally deVoureD it and I don't think there was the need to put a sequel to this story. Also have not read it because I'm so scared it could ruin everything
Oh I heard really bad things about Ready Player 2 so I’m not going to read it.
But! I’m absolutely adore Aristotle and Dante discover the universe. I haven’t had the chance of read the sequel, but most reviews are really good. it has 4.16 in Goodreads. The first book has a 4.35. So it’s probably really worth giving it a chance.
@@kay-jay1581 yeah Ari & Dante discover the universe is like fine to me, since I loved the first book soo much and especially the characters. I actually started reading the sequel in January and I'm about 200 pages in; really enjoying it; I just haven't been in the perfect mental state to finish it because I know that I'm going to cry, no matter what happens 😅
I just wanted to say you're my favorite booktuber. I feel like your content is always so original and fun and creative and you definitely have a knack talking about books. Thank you! 😊
I do like standalones but when some of my fav books get sequels it makes me really happy some examples are Aristotle and Dante, we were liars, they both die at the end, it ends with us etc.
Daughter of the moon goddess, it totally felt like a stand-alone and I thought it did well as such but turns out it’s a duology
Yes. I don’t mind a duology but series are overwhelming. I am currently in the middle of a series but otherwise, I just want stand alones
A book that I thought was a stand alone that is getting a sequel is "Blood Like Magic" by Liselle Sambury. I'm not mad at ALL!!! That was my favorite book from last year and it did open up some room for a sequel at the end. The sequel is called "Blood Like Fate" and I'm SO EXCITED to pick it up when it drops in August!
look at that sunshine outfit yoooo you are really repping summer ☀️
You THREW that book across the room, sir. I have mad respect for you, us angry-book-throwers don't get the understanding we deserve :(
Not all of these books getting sequels 😭 I literally told myself to stop buying books and now all of my favorite books are getting sequels
Another book that got a sequel is Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. It didn't need it, but I loved it anyway.
and I'd sign that petition to not have a sequel for A Monster Calls- keep it as it is 😌
I really thought The Giver was a stand alone! And i was pissed with the ending!! Until my sister told it was book one of four!!! 😅😅
I've read them all and they are worth reading in my opinion! I especially loved the last one. It rounds up the story and you get to see what happens with Jonas and Gabe
HEY JESSE.
I had such a horrible week and u managed to make me feel so happy anyway. I love ur videos sm! Thank u for always making us feel safe and vent about books and laugh haha
It's so interesting seeing how Jesse's demeanor has changed over the years. He used to be so energetic and wild for the camera, and now he definitely seems more comfortable and relaxed. Keep up the great videos king
I hate summer, the heat always makes me so exhausted.
If the time comes, I will sign the petition to keep A Monster Calls as a stand-alone.
Really extra digging your content this spring, thank you :)
I’ve been used to reading books that have triologies or duologies my whole life and I feel like it’s always satisfying when you complete a book series at least for me it is but however stand alone books are fine to . Also Jesse I’m hoping to You’ve Reached Sam or How To Make Friends In The Dark before the end of the year
If I love the book it needs a sequel
omg this is so random but I love the flowers on your bookshelves.
I love standalones personally. It just feels more like a complete story to me compared to series. I, for one, would like to see a part two of the books you didn't have time to talk about. That being said there are some books I will love to have a sequel to. One is Plain Bad Heroines. This book does not need a sequel, but I loved this book so much. I don't really engage in fandoms but I went to the fandom for this book to find that there pretty much wasn't one. I want to engage with more content of this book, but there isn't any. I will also like an adaption, just to have something. So I would love to read a sequel for the reason that it gives me more of this book that I loved. Another book in the opposite direction that I personally did not enjoy, is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I thought this book just didn't have much in it, and when I say that I don't mean just with the plot and the story but basic things like characterisation, development and more. That being said, I was intrigued by the plot point at the very end of the book, and I would read that sequel because that sounds like an interesting direction to take the story down. There are also some books that I don't think needed a sequel. One of the ones that comes to mind is Vicious. When I finished it, I knew Vengeful was published, and my immediate reaction was why is this thing because Vicious was such a good standalone. And then i read Vengeful and personally for me it didn't bring much to the story. Sure there were some things I liked, but as a sequel? Nah. I would actually prefer a companion novel set in the world following new characters than anything, and the connection back to the characters of Vicious was a weak point to me. The other one is Little Thieves. I loved this, it was an excellent book. After I purchased it I discovered it was going to have a sequel and when I finished it, like with Vicious, my response was why. It is a self contained story with excellent development and an interesting world, and it implied it would be continued literally in the final page. I hate that. I don't think I am going to read the sequel Painted Devils, because it just is striking me as unnecessary. My apologies for the long comment, but here.
Your fit is giving me ‘Charlie Brown if he had hair’ vibes and I love it.
I absolutely love stand along novels because I don't have that burden and responsibility of continuing on in the series, when the first one was great but you think it was good as it was! But of course, some books DO need a second to either redeem themselves or because the story is too good to stop at just the first!
Love this video idea!! It’s such an interesting discussion bc it really does depend on the book!
I love standalones.... they feel so much nicer than series because it is easier to read them instead of having to read more books in a series (my memory is crap)
Plus I hate summer, I can't handle heat so summer sucks for me
The Scorpio Races! No need for a sequel, it was perfect!
I bet most people who've read Island of the Blue Dolphins didn't know there's a sequel. I haven't read it myself and decided not to after seeing reviews (It's called Zia)
I was drinking the tea that used to be my favourite tea when I first started watching your videos while watching this one and it made me feel nostalgic 🤧
I read "A Constellation of Roses" by Miranda Asebedo based on a recommendation and I loved it. It was such a nice surprise. I really wanted more story with the characters after finishing it and I was so sad when I saw it was a standalone.
I agree stand-alone feel satisfying. I can tolerate duologies and possibly triologies but I can’t with too many books in series .
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What If It's Us was originally a standalone by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli. It's fantastic! HOWEVER, they just announced about a year ago there is going to be a sequel. I don't see the need for it. The book wrapped up perfectly!
The second one was unbearable 👀
i wish call me by your name hadn't got a sequel
I also loved Tokyo ever after! I didn’t think it needed a sequel either but then read Tokyo dreaming and it was SO FUN! Def not needed but a lovely edition to the story :)
Love ur content
This vid was the reminder I needed to see if Katrine Engberg is continuing with her Korner and Werner book series (Scandinavian Crime/Thriller series). She is, and I couldn't be happier!!
i read mitch albuns the five people you meet in heaven, i did enjoy it, it came out in 2003, the sequeal that i also enjoyed the next five people you meet in heaven, came out in 2018 yup a 15 year difference. i wasn't mad about it though!
I didn't know Unwind by Neal Shusterman had sequels because they came out 5+ years after the original, but I liked them. I needed more of the characters and of the world in general.
i agree with the finlay donovan but with dial a for aunties
This is what i need after the bts news💕
Books like The Crowns Game by Evelyn Skye and Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano were fabulous books in my opinion and then when I found out that they both had sequels to be released I was so excited to read. They were perfect stand alone and I the story ended fine, but I had no regrets about reading the sequels
Great video!
The last two books on your list of stand alones not to be made in to sequels I wholeheartedly agree with because those two books are probably if not my favorite books of all time
Aristotle and Dante was a stand alone I belive then he released book 2,
9 YEARS LATER
I loved the sequel so so much, but it wasnt necessary, book 1 was fantastic on own.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - it didn't need a sequel. Unlike the author, I felt that the story was pretty much complete. Like, there wasn't exactly a DEFINITE END, but it also wasn't THAT open-ended to justify an entire 400+ page sequel.))
I left this then-standalone with a sense that life went on for these characters (like, ya know, life does.. in real life) and I appreciated that not all story lines had a clear end, because that's exactly how it happens. It's not about feverishly tying all the loose ends, it's about the journey itself. :)
I absolutely felt that. I read Aristotle and Dante, and I was completely satisfied with the ending. Of course, I did want to know what happened later, but I felt really good about that ending. When I found out that there was a sequel coming out I was really confused because I didn’t think it needed it. Regardless of that, I’m definitely going to read it because I feel the need to know what happens, and I do think I’ll enjoy it, but I don’t think it’s necessary in the slightest.
@@anub6321 you'll probably enjoy it, but not as much as the first book)))
YES!! I came here to comment that. Aristotle and Dante is one of my all time faves, but I refuse to read the sequel. I think it was great as a standalone and the fact that didn't have a definite end didn't actually bother me. As you said, this book was definitely more about the journey and I love it for it. - Just like the Perks of Being a Wallflower
(Also, I flipped through the pages of the sequel and it was not at all like I imagined it :(( I was a liitle disappointed with it and dnf it. I don't want to ruin the first book to myself)
Scythe by Neil shusterman. It has a sequel (haven’t read it yet) but I thought that it ended just fine. From the title, it seems like it will be exploring ai and how that will come to affect us, which sounds interesting, but one of the things I liked about scythe was that the ai wasn’t evil
In my opinion carry on should have stayed a stand alone. The plot was completely lost in the other books and the characters just seemed wrong
oooh! i can def see where you’re coming from with that.
To Kill a Mockingbird did not get a sequel. But I knew there was one before Go Set a Watchmen was released. And it was released and I read it and it made me so mad and shattered everything that To Kill a Mockingbird had built.
felt the same way about Finlay Donovan is Killing it! The charm kind of wasn't there anymore in Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, so I enjoyed the first book more!
I'm watching this on the literal last day of november
I totally agree about Finlay Donovan! Now I have no doubt that I will read the other books purely for the fun, over the top ridiculousness of them and the humor, but when I found it was a series, I too was skeptical at how far the concept could actually go.
I never clicked this fast. Never.
Sometimes.. I think it is actually also okay to have something even if it wasn't per se actually needed. I mean, if we only ever did things because of need, the world would be a pretty dull place; so, I don't think it's always a bad thing if there's a prequel or what-have-you even when it wasn't literally needed. (If that makes any sense😅^-^😊) 😁😁
My example is Vicious by V.E. Schwab. I liked the sequel but it was not nessesery! 🤷🏽♀️
oof i forgot about that one! i haven’t read the sequel yet, but i always felt like it was fine as a stand-alone.
A book that was a stand-alone that got a sequel and a novella was Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman. I was hoping you would mention it. Vengeance Road is my favorite book since you talked about it years ago and the novella was also pretty cute but I was not as big a fan of the sequel.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe… I absolutely loved this book and I feel like it was perfect the way it ended. The sequel was released 9 years later and I did read it (and enjoyed it) but I still personally think it was better as a stand-alone.
I feel like Tokyo ever after is a fun romance but the sequel is gonna be all that but up the drama. I don't whether to be excited or slightly scared for it.
The Starless Sea and The Night Circus. Both of these standalones were like beautiful dreams and they DO. NOT. NEED. SEQUELS!! I would read new things by Erin Morgenstern in a HEARTBEAT, but these books were perfect as they are.
I loved We Were Liars and was unsure of a prequel, but I really enjoyed Family of Liars, and both books could be standalones (although Family does have spoilers for We Were Liars.) I will try not to spoil Family, but will say it focuses on Cadence's Aunt Carrie, who I found to be a flawed, but empathetic character. After reading Family, I wanted to reread the original, and I think read together, they make an entertaining (albeit heartbreaking) set that I look forward to reading again in the future. (Also, rereading We Were Liars knowing the ending was fun in that I caught all the clues I missed the first time.)
I had no idea Tokyo Ever After was going to get a Sequel and because I loved it as is I’m a little on the fence about reading it just because I don’t to ruin the feeling the first book left me with. … with that said I’m still probably gonna read it.
Such a great topic to discuss! Ironically I just started “The Other Merlin”, which I thought was going to be a stand alone, but then got to the end where it clearly says “end of book 1…” WHAT?? 😱
Summer is the superior season!☀ One of my all time favourite books did just not need a sequel, I think if things were just changed a little bit towards the end of the first one, it would be a perfect standalone, BUT we did get a sequel, it was planned from the beginning, and it felt very repetitive and was a big disappointment!
I'm really excited for the sequel/spin-off for "They Both Die at the End" even tho it wasn't one of my favourite reads, the sequel sounds GOOD
I read and enjoy many a standalone, my only exception is a trilogy or a Rick Riordan series
The Bible
I loved family of lairs once I finished it I truly hated that it was over. I would love more books in that world.
If the lucky list got a sequel I would riot. Same with the sun is also a star.
I get caught by books I thought were standalone turning out to be a series all the time 🙈
I literally JUST finished Family of liars and while it wasn't a bad book and I enjoyed it I think it kind of ruins the whole point of We Were Liars being this...mysterious book that leaves us with so many questions. Even tho Family of Liars didn't really answer any questions you might have had after We were liars it still wasn't needed at all in my opinion.
I absolutely agree, it was an ok read but kinda unnecessary. Plus, there was this one character in it that I absolutely hated...
What do you think about the Aristotle and Dante sequel ? I'm curious
I thought A Curse So Dark And Lonely was a standalone! I wish it had been. The other two books after it were so bleh, it made me sad. I love Rhen and Harper and they felt so ooc in the sequels.
when i saw this video i screamed READY PLAYER ONE (it definitely did not need a sequel)
girl you would not believe the amount of times I buy a book at goodwill and later when I go to start it find out it's part of a series!!! Why isn't it obvious?! Now, every, EVERY, book I have that is part of a series has a penciled in number on the inner cover to identify the order of it. (Even if there's a number somewhere on the outside. I'm that paranoid.)
Unwind by Neal Shusterman was originally a standalone that got more books. Loved Unwind, didn't love UnWholly, and never picked up the others. Could've stayed at one, if you ask me
I thought the left handed booksellers of London was a stand alone but found out that it has a sequel coming out but I’m not sure when
My Main Example Is Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe....
Book 1 Ended Perfectly And The Second Book Just Wasn't The Same. I Got Halfway Through And DNF'd It, Mainly Because It's Absolutely Massive!!!!
The handmades tale and the follow upp everyone Wanted. But i havent read it yet tho..🙈🙊
And also dont know if it was a book first but 13 reasons why should only have had one seasson like they were just milking that
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is one of my favourite books of all time and I was both excited and nervous when I saw that he was writing a sequel. I still haven’t read it because it just seems unnecessary and so many times it can detract from the beauty of the first novel.
I feel the same way about They Both Die at the End. It’s the kind of book that, in my opinion, doesn’t need anything added to it. There’s a high likelihood that I will just pretend that the other books just don’t exist and I will continue to think of it as a stand-alone
As a teenager I was adamant about books just staying as is. I did not believe in sequels. Like you're done, you're done. Story is finished, moving on. I mean If a book was perfection why ruin it with a half assed sequel? But nowadays, I'm more of a "It depends" type mentality. If a book feels like there's so much more to explore (like an open world fantasy book) then please by all means write more books in that same world with different characters and I will read it up since I'll be exploring more. But if a sequel is written for the sake of being written and earning more popularity, then no no. Leave your book alone.
I actually don't think it's cheating to say that you need a sequel not because the story isn't finish but because the world and/or the characters are just so good you want to keep staying with them more! As long as there is some potential present for there to be other stories that could be told in that world or with those characters. 😊😊
_(I mean... problem-of-the-week -esque style series are a perfectly valid option, every bit as much as series that are just multiple different parts in one whole continuous story! ^--^)_
I've read duologies and trilogies that really should have been one book. But, I'm guessing the story was broken up because some readers won't touch a huge book. Plus, I suppose it is a tradition, since a lot of books from way back when were sold in volumes. But, still, those books are now sold as one book. The publishers do make more money on one story if they break it up into parts though.
If series will be extended, I prefer them being in a separate spin-off series.
Wow! I can't believe that I did not know that sooo many of these books are getting sequels.
I love standalone books because I don’t live near a book store and my library is small.
Jesse, I wouldn't care if you grew your hair down all the way to your ankles, if you wanted to. The only reason anyone ever _needs_ a haircut is if either, A.) they just actually want it, or B.) it's somehow medically necessary that they do like because their hair is literally so tangled and matted or whatever that cutting it off and letting it grow back in again is the only say to salvage it[ or something]. You just do 'you', kay?-whether that means getting a haircut or not!. 😊💜
Hard agree about A Monster Calls, I'd riot. I also think that a lot of books seem like they should have sequels but it's really just the authors didn't exactly stick the landing on their endings, not that there are enough deliberate threads or characters to warrant it (for me, Ari and Dante and Miseducation of Cameron Post books I felt that way about).
I have a question about the golden boys. I have bought it and it is sitting in my collection currently unread. I look forward to reading it if I can ever get control of my tpr. and Netflix hbomax queue for that matter LOL. anyway I am slightly older than you and during my formative schooling years, I'm a cisgender homo romantic male by the way, there was a book series titled the Rainbow Boys and a little later on there was a series called the Geography Club they had a lot of tangential and subsequent series related to it. to anybody's knowledge is the golden Boys in that kind of Realm? is it more original than that?
Aristotle & Dante should have been a standalone
Schwab's Vicious should have been a standalone.
Beartown by Frederik Backman. Genuinely don't know why this book became a series, though I liked the first one
Not relevant to the video topic but Jesse is giving Bee vibes today 🐝🐝🐝
I love pretending the sequels don’t exist
To all the boys I’ve loved before fooled me twice. First when book 2 came out because I thought it was a standalone, and then when book 3 came out because I thought it was a duology…
We were liars is getting a prequel? ...What?
Second comment! Yay! Love you Jesse!
I honestly thought Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe did not need a sequel but when the sequel came out i did enjoy it a lot so ajsjs