When was the last time you came across a book you liked the sound or
look of only to discover it was a book in the middle of a series?
Possibly the third or fourth book, or even further on, the tenth or
twentieth book in the series?
Do you put the book aside and not read it?
Do you put the book aside and start the series from the beginning?
Or do you just read the book anyway and see where you go from there?
And what if it's a spin-off series? Do you read the previous series
first?