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Keira wrote: "This is going to be a tricky one!"Best of luck, Keira! :D
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Best of luck, Keira! :D"
Thank you! Hopefully I'll go book shopping on the 30th or 31st and pick one then. But what if I don't like it.... hmm, I guess we'll hope for the best! I almost wish I hadn't read The Essex Serpent already, because that was the first book I saw in a bookshop and I absolutely loved it....
Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "This is going to be a tricky one!"Best of luck, Keira! :D"
Thank you! Hopefully I'll go book shopping on the 30th or 31st and pick one then. But what if I don't like i..."
You're welcome! Well, my only advice (because I'll do it myself) is judge the book by the cover, because even if you hate the book, you'll love the cover and it will have been worth the purchase (because you get to look at it on your shelves!) :D
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Best of luck, Keira! :D"
Thank you! Hopefully I'll go book shopping on the 30th or 31st and pick one then. But what if ..."
Luckily, I am usually always drawn to the cover first, and good covers tend to make me more interested in the book! I'm not to worried about not liking it when I read it- that can't be helped. I'm more worried about not liking the idea of the plot!
Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "This is going to be a tricky one!"Best of luck, Keira! :D"
Thank you! Hopefully I'll go book shopping on the 30th or 31st and pick one then...."
Oh I get it! xD Plenty of times I've been sucked in by the cover (not even reading the back) because I wanted to be surprised and then ended up DNFing the book. :\ But the cover! They catch my eye! :D
For me if I walked into my local/favorite bookshop the first book I would see would be an erotic romance...therefore I will be looking down the whole time until I get to the back shelves and then look up and buy the first book I see...Luckily for me I have the store layout pretty much memorized xD
I think there are plenty of ways to loophole this one. I picked it merely for the chance for everyone to stray to something new that may be something they end up adoring, or find a new favorite author, if they don't like it well...at least they tried something new. :D
I like the idea of finding hidden gems that may not have had a whole lot of popularity, or are no longer on the hype trail.
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Definitely! Or books that are hyped within a totally different circle.
I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's always historical fiction, which I'm not a fan of.
Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's always historical fiction, which I'm not a f..."It's good to just go with it, though. Just think, if you hate it, it's only one book in a whole year of books. :D
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If the stuff at the front makes you uncomfortable, you could walk to the section of the shop you like (the fantasy or ya section, say) and then pick the first book you see there. If you keep your eyes of the books, its not really cheating :)
Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's always historical fiction, wh..."Yeah but I have so many books to read I don't like wasting time on books I'm not interested in lol
Keira wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's always historical fiction, wh..."
hahaha Nice loop hole!
Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's always historica..."Hopefully you can fulfill your challenge with books you already have and want to read, then. :)
Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's a..."I tried to find the "Like" button to like your comment and realized that this is the wrong social media platform for that. Whoops!
Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometim...":D Thanks!!! :D
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I just did the exact same thing! Even though your comment literally reminded me that there is no like button, I still automatically went to click on the non-existent like button!
Keira wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at th..."Well hey! :D Then you know what I'm going to do for both of you? I'm going to copy/paste that into a status and leave it on my home page so you can both like it. :D
I'm very glad we're all on the same page (no pun intended) here in the group. I'm excited for this next year of reading and all the great books we get to share. :D
Oh well…I had a status for you guys to like but it's gone now on my home page. Maybe you can find it on your home pages. :\
Luke wrote: "Oh well…I had a status for you guys to like but it's gone now on my home page. Maybe you can find it on your home pages. :\"AH! Sorry, I don't check GR that often, thanks :) I liked the pun though!
Ashley wrote: "Luke wrote: "Oh well…I had a status for you guys to like but it's gone now on my home page. Maybe you can find it on your home pages. :\"AH! Sorry, I don't check GR that often, thanks :) I liked ..."
It's all good! :D And thanks! :D
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