Ouch. I know we all promise ourselves we'll never do it again, but we always go back for more. That damn book hangover. It gets you every time. True readers will know what I mean when I describe the state of mind after finishing an amazing book or book series and not being able to basically cope with the real world. It's the feeling of wanting to crawl inside your book and not leave for days because, frankly, it just hurts to much to leave.
This is not a healthy relationship, but you rationalize any way you can to continue. Just one more chapter. Just one more page. But it can't end like this! The excuses go on and on. It's a form of pain that readers, like myself, will willingly bring onto themselves as a form of torture. We know how good the book will be. We know this is the last book, or the newest release. But we still bring on the pain. Readers are some seriously kinky people. It's like a form of S & M. The books bring the pain and we relish in it. It's a good pain.
I've recently just finished a book series called The Mortal Instruments. The last book came out in July and I devoured it in 3 days while also working full time. And this series has left me so hungover that I find myself scouring the Internet for any news of a different series (which there will be) that lies in the same universe. This will be the authors 3rd series and even though I am 25 and it's in the Young Adult section, I seem to be drawn like a moth to the flame to these books. And I had to wait over a year for the 6th book in the series to be released. The torture was excruciating. But I'm happy with how things ended. The author tied the previous series together so nicely with this one, and made such a good foundation for the next. I seem to be giddy with anticipation for the next series. Please let the author take pity on our souls and release the first book soon. My poor heart can't take much more.
