In general, I love series. I like the idea of a having a longer, fully fleshed out story that pulls you in completely. BUT, the worse thing about series, as any reader knows, is the break in between. It’s the time after you’ve read a book and loved it, and feel like you know all the characters, but realize it’ll be a year before you meet them again. And then time goes by, and no matter how much you loved the book, characters get forgotten, you forget the small nuances, the anxiety slowly begins to wear off…
I will admit, I oftentimes wonder if authors can really expect to maintain a big following when they release one book a year (particularly if they are indie). It’s not that I wouldn’t buy book two, merely that I have forgotten about book two. And so, I have been known to not even start a series until at least two or three books are out.
That said, there are some fantastic authors who do their best to release books in a timely fashion: Jill Williamson, Lisa T. Bergren, Susan May Warren, Julie Lessman, Jody Hedlund, to name a few.
So, thoughts. Love series? Hate series? Think they take too much time in between?
remaininhislove 
For the most part I do, but I have found myself lately enjoying novels that are not part of a series! I find I forget some of those minor details after a long release of the next book in the series! However I’ll still pick up a good series depending on the author! 🙂
Yes, I usually end up reading the series eventually, especially if I hear good things about it, but like you, I’m beginning to appreciate standalones!
I love reading a series as long as there is not too long of a break between them.
Oh yes, some books have two years! I know I’ve been reading this one series by Megan Whalen Turner since I was in seventh grade…she writes a book every five years.
I love them if I can be sure that I’ll be able to get hold of each of the books. I agree with you, that it’s frustrating to have to wait while each is being written. For this reason, I prefer to make sure the series has been completed before beginning with Book 1, as I’m an impatient person when I get stuck into a story.
I’ve been trying to do that as well, thought sometimes it is hard, the best find, IMO, is stumbling upon an already completed series!