Books #40

[Kerrie86]

I’m not an Elsie silver fan to be fair. I got three books into the chestnut spring series and it just does nothing for me. But they are there so I’ll probably read them at some point.
Everything on those pics now is stuff that either was a first reads purchase or I’ve heard is good.

I have ordered three today from the 99p deals - the wedding people, I think we’ve been here before and mate. I was also tempted by the Margaret Atwood and the Riley sagar ones but I’ll see how the month goes!

 

[Harlot O'Scara]

I’m not an Elsie silver fan to be fair. I got three books into the chestnut spring series and it just does nothing for me. But they are there so I’ll probably read them at some point.
Everything on those pics now is stuff that either was a first reads purchase or I’ve heard is good.

I have ordered three today from the 99p deals - the wedding people, I think we’ve been here before and mate. I was also tempted by the Margaret Atwood and the Riley sagar ones but I’ll see how the month goes!

..... Riley Sagar?

No. Must resist!

 

[Kerrie86]

No I meant err… siley ragar.

 

[Brightlycolouredbowels]

When people say how many books are on their tbr list is that all the books you own or all the books you own that you want to read?

For me it includes all the books I own -either kindle or physical- that I haven’t read. However it excludes books that are part of a series if I haven’t got the whole series (series I am slowly buying up are a different part of the spreadsheet)

So today on the 99p deals I bought The Hallmarked Man but haven’t added it to my tbr because I’ve still got 4 of the 8 Strike books to buy.
I also bought Katabasis, I’ve already got it as a physical book but I’m much more likely to read it on kindle, I haven’t added it to my tbr as it’s already on there as a physical book.
I also bought The List of Suspicious Things and Releasing 10 which went straight on my tbr. (I’ve read the first 4 Boys of Tommen so don’t need to ‘collect the series’)
and then I bought ‘Fearless’ by Lauren Roberts, I’ve now got the whole Powerless trilogy I was collecting so I’ve had to add all 3 to my tbr.

So I’ve bought 5 today, all on my kindle wish list, all at 99p (with the exception of The List of Suspicious Things) and added 5 to my tbr but they‘re not all the 5 that I bought.

If you got through all that without yawning I applaud you! Perhaps I should rename myself to BoringColouredBowels.

On a different note, does anyone have the same issue with book series that I do? If a series takes my fancy I’ll wait (sometimes years) and slowly buy all the books up on 99p deals and then read them all as I don’t want to read the first book, become hooked and then have to spend £5-£8 on subsequent ebooks because I want to read them straight away and they’re not on offer. However, if the first book is a bit crap (Atlas 6) I’m then stuck with all the rest of the series as I’ve waited until I’ve bought them all cheaply.

 

[Harlot O'Scara]

On a different note, does anyone have the same issue with book series that I do? If a series takes my fancy I’ll wait (sometimes years) and slowly buy all the books up on 99p deals and then read them all as I don’t want to read the first book, become hooked and then have to spend £5-£8 on subsequent ebooks because I want to read them straight away and they’re not on offer. However, if the first book is a bit crap (Atlas 6) I’m then stuck with all the rest of the series as I’ve waited until I’ve bought them all cheaply.

I keep having to abandon series because I'm too cheap to pay more than £1.99 a book

I've been stuck on Book 4 of the Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley for years!

 

[Ivegone]

Has anyone read the Housemaid and gone to see it is the book worth reading if you've seen the film? I really enjoyed the film and want to know if it's worth reading

 

[daisynoon]

On a different note, does anyone have the same issue with book series that I do? If a series takes my fancy I’ll wait (sometimes years) and slowly buy all the books up on 99p deals and then read them all as I don’t want to read the first book, become hooked and then have to spend £5-£8 on subsequent ebooks because I want to read them straight away and they’re not on offer. However, if the first book is a bit crap (Atlas 6) I’m then stuck with all the rest of the series as I’ve waited until I’ve bought them all cheaply.

Yes! I ended up deleting the whole of one six book series which I bought for 99p per book because I hated the first book - and I swore then that I'd at least try the first book before doing it again. But today I bought Clown Town without having read any of the other Slow Horses books despite owning them. Clown Town: population me.

 

[Lola123]

I’m not an Elsie silver fan to be fair. I got three books into the chestnut spring series and it just does nothing for me. But they are there so I’ll probably read them at some point.

and she’s been “cancelled” due to her latest draft! Can’t link it very well but she’s been accused of racism based on how she described a character

 

[anniemouse]

i went through the 99p deals today and reserved what I could from the library. I did spend £5 on others but it could’ve been £10

 

[LaBlonde]

On a different note, does anyone have the same issue with book series that I do? If a series takes my fancy I’ll wait (sometimes years) and slowly buy all the books up on 99p deals and then read them all as I don’t want to read the first book, become hooked and then have to spend £5-£8 on subsequent ebooks because I want to read them straight away and they’re not on offer. However, if the first book is a bit crap (Atlas 6) I’m then stuck with all the rest of the series as I’ve waited until I’ve bought them all cheaply.

i do this ESPECIALLY now i have a kindle. i blame my ocd making me a completionist but i can’t stand knowing i have an unfinished series so i will frequently just buy the whole thing without having even read the first. it has backfired so many times and yet i never learn 🥲

 

[Boogs]

Glad I am not the only fool who collects series without reading any. I always convince myself that 99p is nothing but when you’ve got over a thousand unread books already on your kindle

 

[Katykatykaty]

Has anyone read the Housemaid and gone to see it is the book worth reading if you've seen the film? I really enjoyed the film and want to know if it's worth reading

I’ve not seen the film yet but have just reread the first and second books. I really enjoyed both. They’re absolutely not the best books ever written but they’re gripping enough to make you want to read on to see what happens. If you like a quick, easy, gripping read then go for it. If you prefer a higher brow book that’s perfect prose and intellectual, then skip it.

 

[Hannahebee]

Glad I am not the only fool who collects series without reading any. I always convince myself that 99p is nothing but when you’ve got over a thousand unread books already on your kindle

I have multiple book series on my bookshelves and have I read any of them yet have I heck but this time around I am determined to read some of them.

 

[Chocolategoggler]

I keep having to abandon series because I'm too cheap to pay more than £1.99 a book

I've been stuck on Book 4 of the Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley for years!

Can't you just get them from the library?

 

[Chocolategoggler]

i do this ESPECIALLY now i have a kindle. i blame my ocd making me a completionist but i can’t stand knowing i have an unfinished series so i will frequently just buy the whole thing without having even read the first. it has backfired so many times and yet i never learn 🥲

I read them from the library and buy my favourites from the series.

 

[Ivegone]

I’ve not seen the film yet but have just reread the first and second books. I really enjoyed both. They’re absolutely not the best books ever written but they’re gripping enough to make you want to read on to see what happens. If you like a quick, easy, gripping read then go for it. If you prefer a higher brow book that’s perfect prose and intellectual, then skip it.

Well I'm not a thriller reader and it was my friends turn to pick the film I wouldn't have picked it but I loved it

 

[Boogs]

I have multiple book series on my bookshelves and have I read any of them yet have I heck but this time around I am determined to read some of them.

I bought 2 books today from series I have not read based on others reviews. I am definitely going to start binge reading some series this year.

 

[Hannahebee]

I bought 2 books today from series I have not read based on others reviews. I am definitely going to start binge reading some series this year.

Yeah, I definitely need to read some of my book series this year but I have reserved January as my Murder Mystery book month so I will have to start my book series in Febuary.

 

[What's your point]

Ive been trying to read supposed thrillers and i think i have said this before but they are all too tame (really should avoid book tok suggestions).

So i have changed genre and just started one for the blackbird and one for the crow by Olivia Hawker, fingers crossed i finish this because the last few books i have read i havnt finished.

 

[CommentBelow]

i do this ESPECIALLY now i have a kindle. i blame my ocd making me a completionist but i can’t stand knowing i have an unfinished series so i will frequently just buy the whole thing without having even read the first. it has backfired so many times and yet i never learn 🥲

Now is the perfect time for me to confess I bought the last book in a trilogy in the Waterstones sale despite owning but not yet reading book 1 or 2 🫣.. why am I like this?!