I have found across countless series that the first books are always the best. I noticed this pattern at an early age, even in Geronimo Stilton, the first book series I truly read. While the books evolve and the characters gain more personality as the series progresses, the first book always has the most character.
Every once in a while, I get the urge to re-read books. Whenever it happens with a series, the urge is always for the first book. You don’t need to refresh your memory to recall the plot—everything is so new and always captivating, and the calm nature of the beginning is soothing, far more than any of the later books. Sometimes you just want something simple and calm, rather than emotionally taxing and stress-inducing. There’s a certain comfort in knowing how the story progresses, yet still finding new small details you didn’t notice before. The pacing and progression of the plot is perfect, as the story is not yet weighed down by complex subplots that get tangled together. Perhaps the reason I find myself more fond of the first book in series is because of the simplicity. In a racing world full of excitement and chaos, my chosen fictional world will always be a calming escape, and I always find that in the first book including in the worlds of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.