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This might be old news but I've just found Sweet Valley High books on KU! Let the nostalgia commence...
 
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Not me looking at used Kobos on eBay 👀 I love my Kindle but I don't love using my iPad for reading Libby eBooks, it hurts my eyes. Yet I can look on websites and use my iPad for hours with no issues.
Have a look at CEX too. I bought a used iPhone from there and was very impressed so will go there for other electronics now too.
 
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Just finished Yellowface and agree with past comments I found when searching, the ending was a real let down. Such a shame as I was enjoying it well enough until the third act.

I also think Candice was massively telegraphed as the antagonist early on.
 
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Just finished Yellowface and agree with past comments I found when searching, the ending was a real let down. Such a shame as I was enjoying it well enough until the third act.

I also think Candice was massively telegraphed as the antagonist early on.
Totally agree!
 
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Have a look at CEX too. I bought a used iPhone from there and was very impressed so will go there for other electronics now too.
Second this, I bought a tablet from them and it was brilliant. I am definitely getting my next phone from them too,
 
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This might be old news but I've just found Sweet Valley High books on KU! Let the nostalgia commence...
I lived a childhood jealous of Jessica and Elizabeth having their own phone line in their adjoining bedroom.

No matter what I said or did my parents refused to treat me the same as those twins. 🤣
 
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I recently read "the things we cannot say" set in Poland. While i overall thought the book was ok what really annoyed me is that pretty much every polish expression used was spelled wrong. How hard is it to check the spelling for a book you're publishing? I mean in the age of information being so accessible and everyone having access to google translate it is really strange to me it wouldn't be checked.
IDT proofreading is a thing anymore.. yrs ago I found a book that spelled George Clooney wrong.. its in the papers/news regularly..
 
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Not me looking at used Kobos on eBay 👀 I love my Kindle but I don't love using my iPad for reading Libby eBooks, it hurts my eyes. Yet I can look on websites and use my iPad for hours with no issues.
Similar to thisthough not looking at Kobo.. I can look at my laptop for hrs but i can't read on it. I tried in lockdown because a library i'm a member of in a neighbouring town had better ebooks than ours
 
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I have a Kobo Libra Colour and I love it, I opted for that model so I could also read graphic novels (comics :ROFLMAO:) on it. It has a very paper like display which I enjoy though some have complained the colours aren't bright and bold like a tablet, that was obviously a design choice. It also transitions to a softer light as the hours get later, so you can still read it without the lamp on in bed and it wont keep your other half awake, without being eye strainingly bright.

The store is not as good as Amazon but it isn't bad, the web browser is pretty useless though.
 
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I have the not colour version, and my partner has the colour one. I decided on this partly because I have so many different books of different services, my kindle wasn't cutting it anymore. I also really love the button function.

I absolutely recommend it, I have had boox for a few years now and I dont think I'd choose a different ereader at this point
thank you! It sounds like whichever way I end up going (boox or kobo) it'll be a good user experience which is great. I don't think they sell the bw version anymore! tbh I definitely don't need the colour screen 😅

I looooove my Boox! I have the Poke 3, it's a few years old now. It's small and not as fast as a standard tablet, but I love having Borrowbox and the Kindle app on it as well as being able to read books from other sources. The slowness isn't a problem once the app has opened.
Thank you! It's the flexibility app-wise that really appeals.
 
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You can! https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018019214-OverDrive-Common-questions#:~:text=🔍,eReaders is only compatible in: this has a list of countries where the OverDrive/Libby integration works.

& it looks like there are a few more steps but it's seems to be possible to get BorrowBox library ebooks on Kobo too.
It took me about 10 minutes to to download and add my first BorrowBox book to kobo. Now I’ve got it all setup it’ll be a lot faster. Had to faff and download Adobe digital editions on my laptop and authorise my kobo.
 
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I have just finished ‘you killed me first’ I actually really really liked it!
so shocked that Margot died! Wasn’t expecting it AT ALL!!! I gasped!
 
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I finished Reckless yesterday and am now half way through Hopeless. My Chestnut Springs readathon is rapidly coming to an end and I’m ready for some more thrillers.

Waterstones sent me a push notification for a new book called Silvercloak by L.K. Steven which looks quite good and the Limited Edition looks gorgeous, I’m sorely tempted, a shame it’s a Waterstones exclusive as I’d rather get it at my local independent bookshop.
 
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I finished Reckless yesterday and am now half way through Hopeless. My Chestnut Springs readathon is rapidly coming to an end and I’m ready for some more thrillers.

Waterstones sent me a push notification for a new book called Silvercloak by L.K. Steven which looks quite good and the Limited Edition looks gorgeous, I’m sorely tempted, a shame it’s a Waterstones exclusive as I’d rather get it at my local independent bookshop.
I started Powerless last night. I don't think I am enjoying it as much as the first two. Woupd you recommend the last two?

I feel maybe I have overdone it by reading them right after one another. I did start a different book yesterday but I didnt grab me and the Chestnut Spring's books are so easy to read.
 
I finished Reckless yesterday and am now half way through Hopeless. My Chestnut Springs readathon is rapidly coming to an end and I’m ready for some more thrillers.

Waterstones sent me a push notification for a new book called Silvercloak by L.K. Steven which looks quite good and the Limited Edition looks gorgeous, I’m sorely tempted, a shame it’s a Waterstones exclusive as I’d rather get it at my local independent bookshop.
She has another series, Rose Hill, but I haven’t read them.
 
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I started Powerless last night. I don't think I am enjoying it as much as the first two. Woupd you recommend the last two?

I feel maybe I have overdone it by reading them right after one another. I did start a different book yesterday but I didnt grab me and the Chestnut Spring's books are so easy to read.
I didn’t like powerless. Found it a bit boring! Reckless though is one of my fave Elsie books! Theo is 🥵🤠

I just finished her newest release wild side and I think it’s the best one since reading reckless! Have you read her gold rush ranch series? That’s also good.
 
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