The Coalies & Other Stories

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I will not read them in a Canon-Divergent AU.
I will not read them in Third Point-of-View.
Not in a Crossover! Not in Genfic!
Not in Shipfic! You let me be!

I do not like them in Fanart.
I do not like them even in the Fic of My Heart.
I will not read them in fic of my NOTP.
I do not like them with my OTP.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere!
I do not like my DNWs!

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Comments

Re: Canon Recs: books with good audiobook versions

[(Anonymous)]

Does this series stay good right through or does it start to drop off? I've had it on my TBR list for ages (bonus: one of my favourite audiobook narrators) but I've been cursed by declining series too many times to risk another!

Re: Canon Recs: books with good audiobook versions

[(Anonymous)]

Depends on who you ask!
Some people are less interested in the canon love interest and the broadening of scope/character focus over the course of the series. I enjoyed the most recent installment as much as the earlier books, personally, and while I’ve enjoyed some individual books more or less than others, I haven’t noticed any real trends, just some ups and downs as with any series.

Re: Canon Recs: books with good audiobook versions

[(Anonymous)]

It's hard to answer that objectively. The scope of the series changes (while there is always a clear main character, the cast becomes MUCH bigger, which can be disappointing if you're interested in the smaller core cast from the beginning) - some people enjoy this, others don't. The later books also have a serious relationship plus baby for the main character (whereas the first books were relatively romance-free - the main character was attracted to and slept with people, but wasn't in a serious relationship until book ... 6, I think?) - again, some people enjoy this relationship, others don't.

I wouldn't say it's a decline in quality so much as a change in focus, which you might or might not be interested in (and I say that as someone who is very much NOT interested in the things the later books focus on, but I still think the earlier books are worth reading/listening to).