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Post by angelashly on Nov 8, 2021 5:56:26 GMT -6
I stayed up all night reading The Love Hypothesis. 5 stars. Debut authors are killing it for me right now, but I’m about to start November 9 on audio while I fold a massive pile of laundry. My first Colleen Hoover! Ugly love is my absolute favorite Colleen Hoover so if you like November 9 I suggest that one too |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 8, 2021 6:00:42 GMT -6
I’ve been reading Slow Fire burning for the last week and still not even half way through. We have been busy but still. Reviews all say to stick with it because the second half is fast and good but I don’t think I have it in me.
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Post by junch817 on Nov 8, 2021 8:57:12 GMT -6
Is there anyway to get chosen for books if you try and create a Netgalley account but you really don’t do any sort of blogging? I think I started the sign up process twice but ended up stopping when I got to the part where you were supposed to (or maybe even required) to list your blogging site or IG account or whatever you have where you discuss/rate books. I’m always so jealous when people say that read something early through NetGalley, but I also am just not big into book accounts, so I probably can’t do something like that right? The purpose of NetGalley is to get advanced copies to librarians, booksellers, or book influencers to help promote the book before it goes on sale. There might be some publishers who approve you for books without being any of those things, but probably not. Because otherwise they're just giving you a free book and not getting anything in return. Yes that’s the logic I was afraid of lol Totally understandable 😂🤣 I wonder how much effort would go into creating a IG book account. I just feel like I’m on socials more than I want to be in the first place, so I hate to add more…. buuuuuuttttt I love free books and ARCs. I know every month on the FB BOTM groups they have a spot where you can list your book stuff to help expand your following, so I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard to get one going and get followers that way, but again, it’s so easy for me to get stuck in the rabbit hole on social media sometimes. Ok I’m just sort of thinking and typing out loud. Feel free to ignore this whole message lol |
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Post by junch817 on Nov 8, 2021 8:58:26 GMT -6
Who is the author? I’m having trouble finding the book. That’s because the book is actually called How Lucky 🤦♀️ By Will Lietch LOL I read How Lucky and I was one of the people who talked about it here - it is SO GOOD!!! It’s one that I will remember for a long time. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Nov 8, 2021 9:30:19 GMT -6
That’s because the book is actually called How Lucky 🤦♀️ By Will Lietch LOL I read How Lucky and I was one of the people who talked about it here - it is SO GOOD!!! It’s one that I will remember for a long time. I remember you mentioning it! My library doesn't carry it but I really want to read it. I'm debating if it's worth buying 🤔 |
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Post by cdnfroggy on Nov 8, 2021 9:41:37 GMT -6
I finished Notes From A Young Black Chef and it was a pretty good read. It's a memoir, but for some reason each chapter read more like an essay - but I think that may just be me. There's recipes included that sound delicious and I would recommend it, especially if you like food memoirs!
Starting a buddy read of Spells Like Teen Spirit, the third in the Babysitters Coven trilogy.
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Post by byjove on Nov 8, 2021 9:58:59 GMT -6
LOL I read How Lucky and I was one of the people who talked about it here - it is SO GOOD!!! It’s one that I will remember for a long time. I remember you mentioning it! My library doesn't carry it but I really want to read it. I'm debating if it's worth buying 🤔 I just checked amazon and it's $1.99 right now for kindle. Definitely worth that! |
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Post by adelbert on Nov 8, 2021 10:03:30 GMT -6
snowyowl, YES! It used to be more (I think we're on the same system) before the pandemic, I think, or I might be losing it. Super inconvenient. Speaking of holds, my Hollow Places came up so I'll be reading that tonight. Spooky is going into Nov for me, largely because of holds lol. My 29 week hold is horror as well 😂 Nothing but Blackened Teeth will be my spooky read for spring apparently. I strongly disliked Nothing But Blackened Teeth and I've really enjoyed some of her other books just FYI. Don't get too excited for your spring horror 😉. |
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Post by wedding on Nov 8, 2021 10:11:21 GMT -6
It drives me crazy that my library only allows me to have four holds at a time on e-books. I’m a fast reader, so I only have them on loan for a couple days. One of my holds has a 29 week wait… I don’t want to get out of line, but there are definitely books I want to put on hold that I could get sooner if it wasn’t taking up space. Recent reads have mostly been really mediocre. Read the two Lindsey Kelk’s my library has. One in a Million was a DNF for me, couldn’t get into it. I liked In Case You Missed It though. I got a couple Jeannie Lin books in that big free book list someone posted awhile ago. I really, really liked both of them. Mystery/romance in China in 849 AD, and the other is similar, but also steampunk and set in the mid-1800s. Not like much else I’ve read. Unfortunately none of her stuff is in the ezone catalogue, but I’ll probably buy some. Got To Sir, With Love off my holds last week. It’s a You’ve Got Mail retelling. It was just ok. Then I selected Read Between the Lines as my Amazon first read, which is also a YGM retelling but with two women. Whoops. So far the latter is better, but I am only halfway through. I tend to find this plot device boring, though, because you know exactly what’s coming. I tried to read a book from a series about Cowbears (cowboys who shapeshift into bears, because of course). I hoped it would be funny bad. But it was just bad bad. Deadline, about a witch/PI, was too boring to finish. The Other Man, about a gay man in India a few years ago when they decriminalized homosexuality trying to balance his family’s expectations against finding love. I couldn’t finish it, the main character was really hard to like, and the whole book was basically a monologue of his thoughts 😴 I need a genuinely good book to come my way. Maybe it’s time to buy some Jeannie Lin. It's infuriating because some of the more popular books you need to stay on for so long but then I have nothing to read if I put them on the list! |
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Post by snowyowl on Nov 8, 2021 10:12:55 GMT -6
My 29 week hold is horror as well 😂 Nothing but Blackened Teeth will be my spooky read for spring apparently. I strongly disliked Nothing But Blackened Teeth and I've really enjoyed some of her other books just FYI. Don't get too excited for your spring horror 😉. It sounds really good, but I’ve read quite a few negative reviews about it. Maybe I should toss it and see if any of her other books are available sooner? |
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Post by abbandkaa on Nov 8, 2021 10:17:41 GMT -6
I read Jennifer Weiner's Who Do You Love yesterday, like all of it. Thanks to the time change, dog got me up way too early so I just started reading, and then couldn't stop until I finished it.
I'm also 1/2 through Stanley Tucci's Taste: My Life Through Food and I am very much enjoying every single bit.
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Post by mintyblueair on Nov 8, 2021 10:56:06 GMT -6
I remember you mentioning it! My library doesn't carry it but I really want to read it. I'm debating if it's worth buying 🤔 I just checked amazon and it's $1.99 right now for kindle. Definitely worth that! I don't read e-books! But that is a good price 😂 |
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Post by imapenguin on Nov 8, 2021 11:59:43 GMT -6
The purpose of NetGalley is to get advanced copies to librarians, booksellers, or book influencers to help promote the book before it goes on sale. There might be some publishers who approve you for books without being any of those things, but probably not. Because otherwise they're just giving you a free book and not getting anything in return. Yes that’s the logic I was afraid of lol Totally understandable 😂🤣 I wonder how much effort would go into creating a IG book account. I just feel like I’m on socials more than I want to be in the first place, so I hate to add more…. buuuuuuttttt I love free books and ARCs. I know every month on the FB BOTM groups they have a spot where you can list your book stuff to help expand your following, so I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard to get one going and get followers that way, but again, it’s so easy for me to get stuck in the rabbit hole on social media sometimes. Ok I’m just sort of thinking and typing out loud. Feel free to ignore this whole message lol I started reviewing books on IG about a year ago and it’s been easy and fun. I thought if nothing else it would be a fun place to track my reading, but I’ve connected with so many authors and publishers that I don’t ever see myself stopping. I go back and forth between posting consistently and disappearing from the platform completely and while I’ve not gotten every book I’ve requested, I’ve gotten more than enough to make it worth the effort. ETA, and I don’t have a crazy amount of followers either…about 2500. Fairly small in the bookstagram world. |
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Post by junch817 on Nov 8, 2021 12:41:52 GMT -6
Yes that’s the logic I was afraid of lol Totally understandable 😂🤣 I wonder how much effort would go into creating a IG book account. I just feel like I’m on socials more than I want to be in the first place, so I hate to add more…. buuuuuuttttt I love free books and ARCs. I know every month on the FB BOTM groups they have a spot where you can list your book stuff to help expand your following, so I’m sure it wouldn’t be too hard to get one going and get followers that way, but again, it’s so easy for me to get stuck in the rabbit hole on social media sometimes. Ok I’m just sort of thinking and typing out loud. Feel free to ignore this whole message lol I started reviewing books on IG about a year ago and it’s been easy and fun. I thought if nothing else it would be a fun place to track my reading, but I’ve connected with so many authors and publishers that I don’t ever see myself stopping. I go back and forth between posting consistently and disappearing from the platform completely and while I’ve not gotten every book I’ve requested, I’ve gotten more than enough to make it worth the effort. ETA, and I don’t have a crazy amount of followers either…about 2500. Fairly small in the bookstagram world. Thanks so much for sharing all of that! It really makes me think I could probably do it and end up enjoying it like you said. The other thing I’m afraid of is as much as I would love more books and ARC, I am one of those people that even though I LOVE to read, I end up sort of stressed in a way by all of the books coming in. My husband gets so frustrated with me when I’m like “Ok I have to read”, like it’s an item on my to do list. But that’s how it ends up being a lot of the time! |
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Post by imapenguin on Nov 8, 2021 12:46:22 GMT -6
I started reviewing books on IG about a year ago and it’s been easy and fun. I thought if nothing else it would be a fun place to track my reading, but I’ve connected with so many authors and publishers that I don’t ever see myself stopping. I go back and forth between posting consistently and disappearing from the platform completely and while I’ve not gotten every book I’ve requested, I’ve gotten more than enough to make it worth the effort. ETA, and I don’t have a crazy amount of followers either…about 2500. Fairly small in the bookstagram world. Thanks so much for sharing all of that! It really makes me think I could probably do it and end up enjoying it like you said. The other thing I’m afraid of is as much as I would love more books and ARC, I am one of those people that even though I LOVE to read, I end up sort of stressed in a way by all of the books coming in. My husband gets so frustrated with me when I’m like “Ok I have to read”, like it’s an item on my to do list. But that’s how it ends up being a lot of the time! Yeah, it’s hard to make time you feel like you don’t have. I get that. A year ago I really thought I didn’t have time to read and I’ve read almost 100 books this year. I do spend a lot of time reading but my husband spends a lot of time painting model trains so I don’t ever hear about it 😂 |
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Post by imapenguin on Nov 8, 2021 12:59:06 GMT -6
I started reviewing books on IG about a year ago and it’s been easy and fun. I thought if nothing else it would be a fun place to track my reading, but I’ve connected with so many authors and publishers that I don’t ever see myself stopping. I go back and forth between posting consistently and disappearing from the platform completely and while I’ve not gotten every book I’ve requested, I’ve gotten more than enough to make it worth the effort. ETA, and I don’t have a crazy amount of followers either…about 2500. Fairly small in the bookstagram world. I've thought about it on and off. I rarely use my writing degree these days and it could be fun. But then imposter syndrome seeps in and I have no idea where to start 😬 Still a large amount of faking it on my part. If anyone wants to take a look at mine it’s @charcutereading (like charcuterie + reading, you’ll see why). |
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Post by junch817 on Nov 8, 2021 13:02:27 GMT -6
I've thought about it on and off. I rarely use my writing degree these days and it could be fun. But then imposter syndrome seeps in and I have no idea where to start 😬 Still a large amount of faking it on my part. If anyone wants to take a look at mine it’s @charcutereading (like charcuterie + reading, you’ll see why). Great name - of course I’m already trying to figure out what my name would be! |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 8, 2021 13:04:09 GMT -6
Thanks so much for sharing all of that! It really makes me think I could probably do it and end up enjoying it like you said. The other thing I’m afraid of is as much as I would love more books and ARC, I am one of those people that even though I LOVE to read, I end up sort of stressed in a way by all of the books coming in. My husband gets so frustrated with me when I’m like “Ok I have to read”, like it’s an item on my to do list. But that’s how it ends up being a lot of the time! Yeah, it’s hard to make time you feel like you don’t have. I get that. A year ago I really thought I didn’t have time to read and I’ve read almost 100 books this year. I do spend a lot of time reading but my husband spends a lot of time painting model trains so I don’t ever hear about it 😂 I read a lot when we watch live tv so during commercials I have my book going. or when we have nothing to watch. H will play his pool game on his phone. We are still together and can talk, but it works for us |
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Post by junch817 on Nov 8, 2021 13:05:34 GMT -6
Oh and since I read library books 95% of the time, or ebooks, I don’t really have many of my own copies to do all the cute photos 🥴
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Post by imapenguin on Nov 8, 2021 13:08:14 GMT -6
Oh and since I read library books 95% of the time, or ebooks, I don’t really have many of my own copies to do all the cute photos 🥴 Lots of people use library books and kindle for photos. I’ve posted library books several times and many people use apps to put the color cover on the kindle photo. |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 8, 2021 13:08:59 GMT -6
Oh and since I read library books 95% of the time, or ebooks, I don’t really have many of my own copies to do all the cute photos 🥴 just speaking for me I don't care what the covers look like. I am a huge library person so I don't think twice about it. |
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Post by melohdy on Nov 8, 2021 13:47:27 GMT -6
I've thought about it on and off. I rarely use my writing degree these days and it could be fun. But then imposter syndrome seeps in and I have no idea where to start 😬 Still a large amount of faking it on my part. If anyone wants to take a look at mine it’s @charcutereading (like charcuterie + reading, you’ll see why). I love your account! Thank you for sharing with us. If anyone has any other bookish accounts they love, please share! |
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Post by cdnfroggy on Nov 8, 2021 14:31:42 GMT -6
Still a large amount of faking it on my part. If anyone wants to take a look at mine it’s @charcutereading (like charcuterie + reading, you’ll see why). I love your account! Thank you for sharing with us. If anyone has any other bookish accounts they love, please share! Mine is @bookswithscrump - i try to post often ish, and would one day like to get enough of a following to get ARCs, but on the other hand, I'm a mood reader, so having deadlines or having to read certain books doesn't always work. |
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Post by adelbert on Nov 8, 2021 15:57:05 GMT -6
I strongly disliked Nothing But Blackened Teeth and I've really enjoyed some of her other books just FYI. Don't get too excited for your spring horror 😉. It sounds really good, but I’ve read quite a few negative reviews about it. Maybe I should toss it and see if any of her other books are available sooner? I also thought it sounded amazing. But it just didn't live up to what I was hoping for. I've only really enjoyed short stories/novellas from her so maybe she just isn't my taste though. |
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Post by thatgolfb on Nov 8, 2021 20:35:36 GMT -6
I just picked up the first two Winter Street books from my library, so I will be squeezing those in and trying to read all 4 before Christmas.
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Post by thatgolfb on Nov 8, 2021 20:36:42 GMT -6
I wouldn’t have thought that there was a minimum age for a library card. I took Dd2 to get one before she turned 4!
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Post by thatgolfb on Nov 8, 2021 20:38:43 GMT -6
I remember you mentioning it! My library doesn't carry it but I really want to read it. I'm debating if it's worth buying 🤔 I just checked amazon and it's $1.99 right now for kindle. Definitely worth that! I’m buying this if it’s still $1.99, I love getting recs here |
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Post by thatgolfb on Nov 8, 2021 20:40:01 GMT -6
Ooh I had a digital credit so that book was free for me!
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Post by angelashly on Nov 9, 2021 9:50:40 GMT -6
I just picked up the first two Winter Street books from my library, so I will be squeezing those in and trying to read all 4 before Christmas. I read the first one and never kept going so maybe I will too |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 9, 2021 9:57:24 GMT -6
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