Do you aspire to be a completist of your favorite author’s work? If you are a completist, how many authors are on your completist list? Are you a series completist? How many series have you completed?

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Completist:

(for authors who have more than three books)

Annabel Monaghan (adult books)

While some readers enjoy Elin Hilderbrand or Emily Henry, my dependable, go-to author for my summer read is Annabel Monaghan. She writes romance with substantial content and thoughtful themes, mostly closed-door (Nora Goes Off Script is spicier than her others), zero to limited profanity, and likable/relatable characters. You can rely on Monaghan for a great summer read. Summer Romance is probably my favorite of her titles.

• Nora Goes Off Script (spiciest)
• Same Time Next Summer
• Summer Romance (my fav)
• It’s a Love Story

Louise Penny
(also, series completist)

Louise Penny is the popular author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache/Three Pines series (19). Some I’ve enjoyed more than others, but it’s a matter of personal preference and not her writing ability. My favorites include A Trick of the Light, Glass Houses, and All the Devils Are Here. This ongoing detective series is best read in order. #20 coming in October.

Fredrik Backman

I’m proud to be a Backman completist!

• A Man Called Ove
• The Deal of a Lifetime (novella)
• And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer (novella)
• The Answer is No (short story)
• Britt-Marie Was Here
• My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry (least fav)
• Things My Son Needs to Know About the World (nonfiction essay collection)
• Anxious People
• Beartown Trilogy (Beartown, Us Against You, and The Winners)
• My Friends (darker than the others)

Ruta Sepetys

Ruta Sepetys is a YA (adult crossover) historical fiction author. My favorite is I Must Betray You, but they are all good.

• Salt to the Sea (WWII)
• Between Shades of Gray (WWII)
• I Must Betray You (my fav)
• The Fountains of Silence
• Out of the Easy
• The Bletchley Riddle (middle grade/young adult)

Rachel Joyce

Although I’m a completist, I didn’t love her latest (The Homemade God). The writing in her new release is amazing as always, but the content is dark and I hope she returns to “uplit” and her mostly quirky and likable characters. (personal preference)

• The Harold Fry Trilogy (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, and Maureen)
• Miss Benson’s Beetle
• The Music Shop (one of the best endings ever)
• The Homemade God (least fav)

Sara Ackerman

I have loved Ackerman’s Peal Harbor women’s fiction/histfic! Her recent releases are contemporary and contemporary/histfic. I’m not sure how I feel about the genre switch.

• The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West (contemporary/histfic)
• The Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers (WWII)
• The Lieutenant’s Nurse (WWII)
• Red Sky Over Hawaii (WWII)
• The Codebreaker’s Secret (WWII)
• Radar Girls (WWII…my favorite)
• The Maui Effect (contemporary/histfic)

Lesley Eames

I love home front WWII historical fiction and I love the Wartime Bookshop series which concluded this year. After I started the Wartime Bookshop series, I read her backlist and enjoyed them all.

• The Wartime Bookshop Series (The Wartime Bookshop, Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop, Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop, Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop, A Foundling at the Wartime Bookshop, and Wedding Bells at the Wartime Bookshop)
• The Orphan Twins
• The Brighton Guest House Girls
• The Silver Ladies of London (a.k.a The Runaway Women in London)
• The Wartime Singers

Jennifer Ryan

Jennifer Ryan is another author who is known for home front WWII histfic.

• Chilbury Ladies’ Choir
• The Kitchen Front
• The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
• The Underground Library
• Spies of Shilling Lane (least fav)

Jane Harper

Jane Harper writes mysteries. Three of her novels feature Federal Agent Aaron Falk, and I grew attached to his character (The Exiles wraps up his storyline). I think this qualifies as a series, loosely connected by one character.

• The Dry (Falk)
• Force of Nature (Falk)
• Exiles (Falk)
• The Survivors

Series I’ve Completed (more than 3 books):

(even though I’m not an author completist)

I’ve read many duologies and trilogies, but I’m listing only series of four or more here.

Alexander McCall Smith: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

I’m not an author completist, but I have read the entire No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (ongoing) series (26 installments), and that’s worth noting! In my opinion, the series is tired and he needs to retire it….. but I keep reading them. My favorite is The House of Unexpected Sisters (but I’m disappointed that he dropped this storyline and the sister was never mentioned again).

A.J. Pearce: Emmy Lake Chronicles

I’ve enjoyed The Emmy Lake Chronicles (four-book series)

• Dear Mrs. Bird
• Yours Cheerfully
• Mrs. Porter Calling
• Dear Miss Lake

Patricia McBride: The Library Girls

The Library Girls series (WWII home front) concluded this year, and I enjoyed each one.

• The Library Girls of the East End
• Hard Times for the East End Library Girls
• A Christmas Gift for the East End Library Girls
• A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls
• Wedding Bells for the East End Library Girls

Liz Eeles: Heaven’s Cove

Recently, I enjoyed the eight-book Heaven’s Cove series (women’s fiction).

Sheila Roberts: Moonlight Harbor

Sheila Roberts is a prolific women’s fiction author, but I’ve only read her Moonlight Harbor series. (I believe this series is a spinoff of her Life in Icicle Falls series)

• Welcome to Moonlight Harbor
• Winter at the Beach
• The Summer Retreat
• Beachside Beginnings (this is the first one I read, and then I went back to read them in order before continuing)
• Sunset on Moonlight Beach
• Sand Dollar Lane
• Mermaid Beach

Marilynne Robinson: Gilead Series

I’ve read the four-book Gilead series:

• Gilead (my favorite)
• Home
• Lila
• Jack

C.S. Lewis: Chronicles of Narnia

I have read the Chronicles of Narnia series (7 installments)

Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew

I’m almost certain that as a middle-grade reader, I read every installment in the Nancy Drew series.

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ICYMI:

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Are you an author or series completist?

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 I’m linking up with Deb @ Deb’s World, Sue @ Women Living Well After 50, Donna @ Retirement Reflections, and Jo @ And Anyways… for the July installment of #WhatsOnYourBookShelf Challenge.

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