thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Dec 15, 2023 15:30:03 GMT -6
I finished We’ll Always Have Summer, the last of the The Summer I Turned Pretty series. I gave it 2.5 stars, but that’s generous. I was basically shaking my fist the entire time at the main character lol.
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caer
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Post by caer on Dec 15, 2023 15:35:23 GMT -6
I finished We’ll Always Have Summer, the last of the The Summer I Turned Pretty series. I gave it 2.5 stars, but that’s generous. I was basically shaking my fist the entire time at the main character lol. I only read the first one but I’ll join you in shaking my fist. She’s the wooooooorst
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Post by angelashly on Dec 15, 2023 16:20:05 GMT -6
I finished We’ll Always Have Summer, the last of the The Summer I Turned Pretty series. I gave it 2.5 stars, but that’s generous. I was basically shaking my fist the entire time at the main character lol. Aww I remember liking the series. Dd loved all the books
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Dec 15, 2023 16:21:06 GMT -6
I finished We’ll Always Have Summer, the last of the The Summer I Turned Pretty series. I gave it 2.5 stars, but that’s generous. I was basically shaking my fist the entire time at the main character lol. Aww I remember liking the series. Dd loved all the books I really enjoyed the first two, but this one I just keep asking- does she not see allllll these red flags? I tried to remember she is supposed to be 18, and I was dumb AF at 18, too. Lmao.
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Post by angelashly on Dec 15, 2023 16:22:35 GMT -6
Aww I remember liking the series. Dd loved all the books I really enjoyed the first two, but this one I just keep asking- does she not see allllll these red flags? I tried to remember she is supposed to be 18, and I was dumb AF at 18, too. Lmao. It probably was because I read them a while ago, but I do remember eye rolling her some
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emma
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Post by emma on Dec 15, 2023 17:16:33 GMT -6
I finally finished The Running Grave (newest Cormoran Strike book) and i enjoyed it but it was 950 pages so a bit of an effort at times.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Dec 16, 2023 17:17:30 GMT -6
I’m reading A Magnificent Obsession by Helen Rappaport. I loved her books about the Romanov family but this one is so slow. Poor choice for an end of the year read. I ended up getting the audio on hoopla to (hopefully) get through it quicker.
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emma
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Post by emma on Dec 16, 2023 17:57:30 GMT -6
I started The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk today. She’s probably my favourite British romcom author and I’m only a few chapters in but I’m already laughing, it’s like she’s been to my mums house for Christmas and written about it
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 16, 2023 20:23:18 GMT -6
I finished A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon. 3.5 stars. Maybe 4. It was cute and funny and predictable in a modern romance way. I liked it but the romance happened super fast.
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on Dec 16, 2023 21:22:57 GMT -6
I have an additional library account on Libby through the Salinas Public Library. I’m pretty sure I likely found out about it through this group. A few months ago, I wanted to borrow a book and it wanted me to verify my card info, and I couldn’t get it to work. I didn’t have time to figure it out, so I stopped trying and forgot about it. Fast forward to tonight and I’m trying to get another book and right now that’s the only one of my library cards on Libby that has the book I want. I’m trying to borrow it, but it’s making me verify my info. I’m assuming the saved library card number is correct, so I’m not changing that, but I’m trying a billion combos of ‘pins’. It doesn’t say that it’s wrong on the next screen, but it says “We could not verify your card. Your library said: ‘Invalid credentials. Please try again or contact your library for assistance.’”
Has anyone had this happen? Are my lucky days of using that bonus card over? I’ll be so sad! Say it isn’t so! 😩 Help! Does anyone have a Salinas account? Do you know how many digits the pin should be? Should I try to create a whole new account? I can’t even find any old emails or anything from when I first created the account.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Dec 17, 2023 5:49:11 GMT -6
@jhunch817 I had something like that with my local library and their entire online system was down for like 2-3 weeks and then everything was fine again. Can you check the library to see if they are reporting issues?
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abs
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Post by abs on Dec 17, 2023 6:38:30 GMT -6
I finished Holiday Romance finally. I gave it 3 stars...it was cute and fine but I liked Christian more so Snowed In was better for me. If I read them in the correct order I probably would have liked it better.
Now on to Divine Rivals. So far I'm hooked but it's early. I like the nod to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Dec 17, 2023 6:58:29 GMT -6
I finished Holly Ever After last night.
Starting A very Merry Mistake today.
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on Dec 17, 2023 8:01:31 GMT -6
@jhunch817 I had something like that with my local library and their entire online system was down for like 2-3 weeks and then everything was fine again. Can you check the library to see if they are reporting issues? I did go to their website trying to figure things out, but I didn’t see anything weird about it there. I’m assuming it is an automated thing, or that my non legit CA address finally triggered something, and I just won’t be able to get it to work now since I noticed it originally happened several months ago.
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Dec 17, 2023 9:54:13 GMT -6
@jhunch817 I had something like that with my local library and their entire online system was down for like 2-3 weeks and then everything was fine again. Can you check the library to see if they are reporting issues? I did go to their website trying to figure things out, but I didn’t see anything weird about it there. I’m assuming it is an automated thing, or that my non legit CA address finally triggered something, and I just won’t be able to get it to work now since I noticed it originally happened several months ago. I had this happen twice now. I had to delete the card entirely and reload it. I was afraid I would lose my holds but I didn’t.
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Post by overboard on Dec 17, 2023 12:41:11 GMT -6
I finished Holiday Romance finally. I gave it 3 stars...it was cute and fine but I liked Christian more so Snowed In was better for me. If I read them in the correct order I probably would have liked it better. Now on to Divine Rivals. So far I'm hooked but it's early. I like the nod to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I’m reading divine rivals too! It’s a little slow but enough to keep me interested for now.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Dec 17, 2023 13:30:05 GMT -6
I finished A Magnificent Obsession. Pretty sure Prince Albert died of boredom 🫠
I started Snow Place Like LA immediately after. It’s much more the mood/pace I need right now.
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Post by loony on Dec 17, 2023 13:37:28 GMT -6
I just finished Big Nick Energy, single parent romance. Steamy and sweet. 4 solid stars for a Christmas Romance.
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on Dec 17, 2023 14:15:03 GMT -6
I did go to their website trying to figure things out, but I didn’t see anything weird about it there. I’m assuming it is an automated thing, or that my non legit CA address finally triggered something, and I just won’t be able to get it to work now since I noticed it originally happened several months ago. I had this happen twice now. I had to delete the card entirely and reload it. I was afraid I would lose my holds but I didn’t. I should have saved my card info somewhere. I have what is saved in the Libby app and I’m going to assume that number is right but I don’t know my pin. I guess I’ll try it and see what happens 🤞🏼
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emma
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Post by emma on Dec 17, 2023 20:59:57 GMT -6
I finished A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking on audio today. It was cute and very YA / younger teen appropriate but nothing amazing.
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junch817
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Post by junch817 on Dec 18, 2023 7:08:59 GMT -6
I had this happen twice now. I had to delete the card entirely and reload it. I was afraid I would lose my holds but I didn’t. I should have saved my card info somewhere. I have what is saved in the Libby app and I’m going to assume that number is right but I don’t know my pin. I guess I’ll try it and see what happens 🤞🏼 No such luck. I deleted it and tried reloading it but I can’t get it to work. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted!
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Post by angelashly on Dec 18, 2023 7:38:52 GMT -6
I read about 25 pages this weekend 😭😭 it was from My Lovely Wife and I’m interested just need time. Tonight will not be the night though
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Post by byjove on Dec 18, 2023 9:06:49 GMT -6
An old friend recently recommended The Invisible Kingdom to me, I'm about 1/3 of the way through so far. It's about not well explained/easily diagnosed conditions like autoimmune/long covid/chronic fatigue/chronic lyme/fibromyalgia/and to some extent endo/etc. and the experience of going through it. As someone with several of those boxes checked and more than my fair share of bad experiences with doctors and countless tests, I've found it pretty cathartic.
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abs
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Post by abs on Dec 18, 2023 9:21:49 GMT -6
I finished Holiday Romance finally. I gave it 3 stars...it was cute and fine but I liked Christian more so Snowed In was better for me. If I read them in the correct order I probably would have liked it better. Now on to Divine Rivals. So far I'm hooked but it's early. I like the nod to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I’m reading divine rivals too! It’s a little slow but enough to keep me interested for now. I got through a pretty big chunk last night. It’s keeping my interest but still could go either way after the world building is complete!
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Post by overboard on Dec 18, 2023 9:27:33 GMT -6
abs I’m at 36% and there’s been no action so far. I like it, but I hope something happens soon.
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Dec 18, 2023 10:45:54 GMT -6
I should have saved my card info somewhere. I have what is saved in the Libby app and I’m going to assume that number is right but I don’t know my pin. I guess I’ll try it and see what happens 🤞🏼 No such luck. I deleted it and tried reloading it but I can’t get it to work. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted! I’m sorry 😞 If it is the wrong pin I think you can ask library tech support to reset it for you.
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Post by melohdy on Dec 18, 2023 11:20:11 GMT -6
I started Merry Little Meet Cute this weekend and it is seriously tickling my funny bone. It is so silly.
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 18, 2023 16:12:56 GMT -6
MH bought me 4 months of bookish box. They are a few months behind on their orders. I received augusts box today. It had a BEAUTIFUL copy of Masters of Death by Olivie Blake and I am excited about it.
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Post by nelzie on Dec 18, 2023 19:02:49 GMT -6
Also, I'm DNFing Claus and Effect after the first few chapters. I don't think that author is for me. I'm starting A Very Merry Mistake which has good reviews so I'm hopeful. I've read so many disappointing holiday books this year. I just downloaded A Very Merry Mistake, so you'll have to let me know how you like it. I'm in the middle of The Mistletoe Problem right now and have two other holiday books queued up before it. I'm about 1/3 into it and it's pretty cringy so far. I'm going to give it a little more time but it's not my favorite for sure.
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Dec 18, 2023 21:54:39 GMT -6
I finished Bright Lights Big Christmas yesterday, and it just fell flat. It had the potential to be really cute, but the relationship felt really rushed.
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