Most Disappointing Sequels EVER | ivymuse

Today I'm talking about some of the most disappointing sequels I've ever read! Some of these ruined the whole series for me while others just weren't up to par compared to the rest of the books. What are the most disappointing sequels you've ever read?

Books mentioned:
- Authority & Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
- The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- Dead Cold by Louise Penny
- Arabella and the Battle of Venus by David D. Levine

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[marin]

For me the worst sequels are the Divergent ones
Everything but the first book is just blah and downright unreadable for me

[BeccaandTheBooks]

Annihilation was definitely the high point in the Southern Reach Trilogy! I did really enjoy Authority too though

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[llywyllngryffyn]

I didn't ready any of these series and the only one I picked up at all was the Farseer which I put down in chapter one because the 1st person just turned me right off.

[aephiinguyen]

I haven’t read the bone season because I’ve heard mixed reviews about it.

[MrKittyKwon]

wait tho what? ronan wasn't in love with gansey it was always adam?

[williamstewart]

I was trying to think of the opposite case ie where the author maybe hadnt meant to write a series but due to the success of the original had written a sequel that was arguably better than the original I could think of a couple of examples : Lewis Carrolls Through The looking Glass and what Alice found there (Alice through the looking glass") sequel to Alice in Wonderland and Stephen Baxters "Ark" which is Book 2 of the Flood/Ark duology (although this was a n intentional sequel) Also Alexander McCall Smiths No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series where Ive DNF'd the original novel at least twice but have found its sequels immensely readable

[danielleoliver]

I agree about the Dream Thieves, it kinda didn’t fit with the rest of the series

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[sarahwiant]

I really like the Raven Cycle series, but I totally get what you're saying about the Dream Thieves. It's easily my least favorite in the series. The first book sold me with Blue as the heart of the story and the main character, but it felt like the entire series got co-opted to be all about Ronan. He even got his own spinoff book, so I guess you can tell who the author really cared about lol

[tracey_bay]

A disappointment: The Wayward Pines trilogy. The first book was fine, I kinda liked it, the second was a letdown, and the end of the third one was pretty unsatisfying (in my opinion, of course).
And I had a lot of issues with Feast of Crows and Dance With Dragons as well. It's not like I felt disappointed but bored. Oh my god. There was a amount of nothing in there (still want Martin to write the final sequels, though).

[williamstewart]

Authority is a kind of weird sequel as its totally different from Annihilation The answer to Area X is given in Acceptance however its a real "Blink and You Miss It " moment in that its only dicussed in one paragraph although hinted at by the group doing experiments at the lighthouse

[tappkalina]

The Dream Thieves is my favourite in the series!

[witchfce]

The Dream Thieves wasn’t disappointing because it was about Ronan imo, he’s definitely my favorite character, it was just so extremely boring and nothing freaking happened!! I didn’t like The Raven Boys all that much either but The Dream Thieves confirmed that the series really isn’t for me 😩 the plot in general is so underwhelming but even more so in the second book however that’s possible..