Buying Authors

Have you ever had an author you liked so much that whenever s/he came out with a new book, you bought the book without even paying much attention to what the book was about?

I'm scared that I'm getting that way. I'm not completely sure if I was focused on the author or the series, but maybe both contributed greatly.

Victoria Hanley (one of the authors I really like and have many books from) has a book Violet Wings which ends sort of openly; readers know there must be more to follow. And there is actually a sequel out there: Indigo Magic. Over the summer, I was super focused on getting that book. I checked my county's library and the next county's library to no avail. I checked Books A Million, and then Barnes and Noble. Nothing.

Then I checked on Amazon and finally found it! I wanted to buy it immediately. I forget what delayed me; maybe Mom was busy with something else so I couldn't buy it through her account or something. Anyways, I clicked on the sneak peek of the book and started reading.

Talk about disappointment. I know I read a lot of books meant for children, but that book really felt it, if that makes anything at all clear. The book stated the obvious, threw the main characters in a pointless and unprecedented fight, and just overall felt messy.

Maybe that's just my impression. Maybe you have read the book and love it. I admit I am definitely curious about the plotline, but I couldn't deal with that writing style at all, unfortunately.

I guess I said all that to say this: Be careful that you're buying books for the books themselves. Although an author's past record in books is very often an accurate thing to judge by, it's not perfect. Unfortunately.