The 19 Stages Of Discovering A New Series

Falling in love with a new series is a long and emotional process, but worth it every time.

1. You Find A Beautiful New Book

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After sifting through the bookshelves and scanning covers, first lines, and excerpts, you find one that you can't wait to dive into.

2. You Get Lost In It

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Work? School? Social life? Nah. You've got all the friends you need on these pages.

3. You Finish It And Don't Know What To Do

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Maybe you could read it again?

4. But Wait, You Remember There Are MORE

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You run back to the bookstore immediately.

5. You Get Every Single One

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Let the sleepless nights commence!

6. All You Do Is Read

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Anyone that tries to disturb you will receive the death glare. Why can't they understand that these books are your life?

7. You Get To The Last Book And Try To Pace Yourself

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You limit yourself to one page a day, trying to stretch the book as far as possible. The next one is coming out in a year, right? That's not too long.

8. You End Up At The Last Chapter After A Few Hours

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How were you supposed to put it down after a major plot twist was revealed? You tried, and that's what counts.

9. You Finish It And Cry

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Characters died, others are in emotional turmoil, your OTP is separated, and this is where the book stops? You curse the author at their brilliant ability to torture you like this.

10. You Desperately Try To Get Your Friends To Read The Series

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You expect your friends to love the same characters as you do and hate others with extreme passion so you can rant together. You also just want someone to cry with, but they don't need to know that yet.

11. You Wait For Them To Finish But It Takes Too Long

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You're trying to be patient, but you don't understand why they can't just finish the books in one sitting like you did.

12. You Get Impatient And Search Online For People Who Understand You

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You can't be the only one with emotional ties to these fictional characters, can you?

13. You Find An Entire Fandom To Become A Part Of

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With endless fan art, facts about the author, fan fiction, and chat groups, you wonder how in the world you lived so long without these people!

14. Your Life Becomes Perfect

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Everything is about the series and your emotional wounds begin to heal.

15. You Wait Together For The Next Book To Come Out

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It's a painfully long process, but at least you have your new fandom family to wait with.

16. You Re-Read The Entire Series To Help Pass The Time

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It's just as amazing as you remembered, but you finish them too quickly. Fan fiction to the rescue!

17. When The Night Has Arrived, You Wait In Line At Midnight

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You love that the bookstore put on an entire night of games and social activities, but you just want to book. Don't they know you've waited long enough?

18. And Then, It's Time To Celebrate!

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The cover is beautiful, it smells perfect, and you just can't handle it.

19. After All This Time, You Finally Get To Read It

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You're certain there is no greater joy than reading a new book, and you're more than willing to do this all over again. And again.