You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

What books have you purchased lately? Our to be read piles are teetering but there is always room for one more, so let us know what you have snaffled.

I just purchased The Once and Future Witches and All the Bright Places

I purchased Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome. I got it from the library and decided it was one that was better owned so I can refer back to it or highlight if needed.

Thw The Once and Future Witches is on my list. Let me know how it is Sarah

It's summer storming here at the moment so I am using the afternoon to move books around. I have bought/acquired over Christmas/birthday time:

This Chicken Life: Stories of chickens and the Australians who love them
Raven Black
We Can't Say We Didn't Know
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
Death in a Strange Country
Green Island

Rusalka wrote: "It's summer storming here at the moment so I am using the afternoon to move books around. I have bought/acquired over Christmas/birthday time:

[book:This Chicken Life: Stories of chickens and the ..."

I have Raven Black on my wishlist. The others all look really interesting.

I broke the ice and bought my first book of the year, Minimum Wage Magic on the strength of Rachel Aaron's series, The Legend of Eli Monpress. It was Audible's daily deal today.

Renee wrote: "Thw The Once and Future Witches is on my list. Let me know how it is Sarah"

Will do!

I picked up two books this morning for free at the Kindle Store:

Ring Around the Rosie by Jullian Scott

A Life To Waste by Andrew Lennon

I love the manga so I decided to buy Fangirl, 66% off! Lucky~

Audible is having another sale - so I may have grabbed one or two books :)

I got The City We Became which I have read already, but loved and want to reread when the next one comes out.


The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad


The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test


and The Refugees

Oh-oh! A sale.

Got a few today:
Deception Point
A Tan and Sandy Silence
Insomnia
Beautiful You
Nightfall
The Brethren
Girl with a Pearl Earring

I had 7 books from Audible's sale in my cart and I whittled it down to 1. I got Poison Orchids. I would have gotten Kill Creek but it sounds like a book I've already read. I'm concerned it may be the one. The book I read should be on my horror shelf, but I can't seem to find it.

I have a few in my cart I need to whittle down too. Poison Orchids is one of them.

Ahhh - I think I found the book I read. Hide and Seek. It was about some college kids who played hide and seek in an old abandoned house and got more than they bargained for.

I may go back and get Kill Creek. I do enjoy a haunted house tale maybe because I lived in one years ago. I pulled up the listopia on haunted houses and I have read most of the first 20 books on the list. LOL!

I just picked up a few from the Audible sale before it ends:

Poison Orchids
Small Town Rumors
Saving Ruby King
The Tribes: A Novel
American Panda

I also got a few physical books from Goodreads that I'm excited for:

The Four Winds
Invisible Girl
100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More (yes, I know... I can't eat any of it. The recipes look so delicious though!)

I debated about The Tribes. Did you mean Amazon instead of Goodreads?

I think Kristie means GR giveaways.

No, I meant Goodreads, but think of it as an office in California. I participated in a User Summit for them a couple of years ago. They get a lot of free books at their office and can't keep them all, so they give some away to summit participants. I received an email offering some free books to start off my year, which I happily accepted. I picked the three books above from a list of offerings. My guess is that they didn't have the summit this year.

How cool is that!

I bought Pen & Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide and Pen & Ink Drawing Workbook. I'm really enjoying learning to sketch but I do notice it's taking away from my reading time. Half the time I normally spend reading I now use for sketching.

Peggy wrote: "I bought Pen & Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide and Pen & Ink Drawing Workbook. I'm really enjoying learning to sketch but I do notice it's taking away from my reading ti..."

Yes this happened for me too.

I look forward to seeing some of your sketches, Peggy.

@Sarah: Lol! I'm already thinking I should probably just aim for badge 1 this year, instead of 2. 2 was stretching it anyway, but if I continue like this I will definitely never make it.

@Kristie: I'll share something later. I still have a lot to learn (which is also what makes it fun), but I see improvement ;-) Especially when I consider where I came from.

Peggy wrote: "@Kristie: I'll share something later. I still have a lot to learn (which is also what makes it fun), but I see improvement ;-) Especially when I consider where I came from."

Of course! I didn't expect you to share right away. Though, it would be really cool to see where you started compared to where you are at some point so we can see all the progress you've made.

Haha, I meant later today, not later in life ;-)

Peggy wrote: "Haha, I meant later today, not later in life ;-)"

Ooohhhh.... lol

I went to the bookstore and bought

The Gaze (the story is very different! seems like It'll be nice)
The Bastard of Istanbul same author

oh and the covers are beautiful!

I bought this book that I found a year ago and regretted not buying it. It was hard to find من القفص.. إلى الغابة

I just bought You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

I love Amber Ruffin and she and her sister read the audio and I am looking forward to this book.

Kristie wrote: "I just picked up a few from the Audible sale before it ends:

Poison Orchids
"

I got Poison Orchids for the 2020 challenge because I had the orchid task and I ended up really liking the story! It's fun when your challenge books end up being surprising gems :)

I've been waiting for the sequel to The Good Hawk since I finished it last year. I bought book 2 in the series, The Broken Raven today. So excited!

Katrisa wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I just picked up a few from the Audible sale before it ends:

Poison Orchids
"

I got Poison Orchids for the 2020 challenge because I had the orchid task and I ended..."

Good to know. Thanks, Katrisa. :)

I picked up today's Audible daily deal, When I Was You.

I picked up today's Audible daily deal, The Once and Future Witches. While I was at it, I also got Fool's Assassin for next month's buddy read.

Heads up - there is another 2 for 1 sale on Audible. https://www.audible.com/special-promo...

Kristie wrote: "Heads up - there is another 2 for 1 sale on Audible. https://www.audible.com/special-promo......"

Nooooooo!!!! *grabs phone and goes immediately to audible* :)

I've decided not to get anything in that sale. I had one of the books in my wishlist and I've since removed it since it no longer appeals to me.

I woke up to the audible notification on my phone and have spent the morning picking books. :)

I had a book from my wishlist show up too but also decided I was no longer interested, but I got these ones:

The Gods of Gotham
A Natural History of Dragons
Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our WorldThe Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
The Wolf
The Peripheral

I've noticed the I often don't get the books on my wishlist. I should probably go through it and just remove things instead of waiting for them to pop up in a sale to do it.

For this sale, the only one on my wishlist is The Gods of Gotham. I haven't decided if I'm going to get it though. I'll listen to the sample again then decide.

Kristie- I enjoyed the Timothy Wild books (3). It was an interesting story line, set in early New York City. the narrator has a great voice!

Kristie wrote: "I've noticed the I often don't get the books on my wishlist. I should probably go through it and just remove things instead of waiting for them to pop up in a sale to do it.

For this sale, the on..."

I saw your comment about The Watchmaker's Daughter in the other group and now I might have to rethink my decision. It sounds really good.

Thanks, Cherie. I checked with my library and they have the audio, so I'll probably skip it since it's available for free there. I do still want to read it.

I thought it sounded good too, Janice. I have a few others I'm considering. I just need to decide.

Ok, I broke down and got 2 books in the 2/1 credit sale on Audible.

I got The Watchmaker's Daughter and Clockwork Boys.

I'm going to go through the sale today. I've got a few credits to use and a few books I'm interested in. Actually, I have a couple of Audible decisions to make today.

I'm considering the daily deal today, Mycroft and Sherlock, but I haven't read the first in the series yet and I don't own it. The co-author, Anna Waterhouse, stated that it can be read as a standalone, so I think I may get it.

I contacted Audible because I have seen a lot of people mention that they received a discounted membership rate. They said I can get the discount for the 12 books per year membership, but there is no discount available for the 24 books per year membership. So, basically they'll give me a discount if I get the smaller package only. That doesn't seem to be the smartest marketing idea. I've been getting a lot of my books through the library and have a lot of books that I already own and still have to read, so if there is no other difference between the two plans, I'll probably go for it.

Just a heads up - The audio sync schedule has been released, but the website was updated and it isn't as easy to find. The calendar is here: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/syn... The new season begins April 29th.

If you sort out what the difference is between the plans please share, I have the 24 book plan as well, mostly because it was the cheapest per book. I am curious if there are other benefits to it.

I will definitely let you know. The original email I received said I am eligible for the:

...Discount Audible Premium Plus Annual Plan with 12 credits for $99.50 plus applicable tax instead of $149.50 plus applicable tax. With this membership you’ll receive these benefits:

• You'll receive 12 credits all at once that you can use for 12 months, good for any Audible book regardless of price.
• Access to thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts including exclusive series in the Plus Catalog
• 30% discount off additional audiobooks
• Exclusive deals and sales​

As of now, we still don't have discount for the Audible Premium Plus Annual Plan with 24 credits...

My questions are:
Can I renew early at the same price if I find that the 12 books is not enough?
Am I eligible for all the same sales and Plus content with the new plan as I am now or is it limited?
What are the differences between my current plan and the Discount Audible Premium Plus Annual Plan, aside from cost and number of credits, if any?

I've been chosen as one of the judges for the BookTube prize! Very excited as it also means I can buy a few books. I purchased Things in Jars, Crooked Hallelujah, Pew, Mexican Gothic, Barn 8 and The Prettiest Star.

Awesome, Anna!

Dawn wrote: "If you sort out what the difference is between the plans please share, I have the 24 book plan as well, mostly because it was the cheapest per book. I am curious if there are other benefits to it."

I added a fourth question when I emailed them: Can I schedule this to switch to this plan automatically on my renewal date or will it renew automatically when I switch? Is there something else I need to do to for it to renew at the correct time?

The answers to my above questions:

1) I would like to inform you that Discounted membership plans are special plans and they are not available for 12 months. These special plans comes for a certain period of time. At the time of your early renewal of yearly membership plan, if these special discounted plans are available, you can certainly renew your membership early with these special discounted annual plans.

2) You will get all the same benefits in these Special Discounted Annual plans which you are getting in your current plan.

3) There is only a different of the price and number of credits in your current plan and Discounted Annual plan. There is no other difference in these both plans.

4) You will not be able to automatically renew your membership under Discounted Annual plan. Your membership would be automatically renew to Audible Premium Plus Annual plan with 12 credits for which you will be charged $149.50 (Plus Applicable Taxes). I suggest you to contact us before your membership renewal date to check if there is any promotional plan available with us at that time. If there would be any Discounted plan available with us at the time of your membership renewal, we will surely go ahead and renew your membership with the Discounted Plan.


So, basically it looks like this is the same plan we currently have but for 12 books and you can renew at any time if it is available, but they don't know if it will be available. I do know several people that have gotten this discount, so it has at least been running for a long time. The deal is $99.50 for 12 books, so the best price I've seen so far.