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message 1: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Is there anything better than ... starting an older series you can binge back-to-back wthout a long wait? 😊

Is there anything better than ... books you've been impatiently waiting for to have a publish date on/around your birthday? Happy bday to me! πŸ₯³


Share yours ...


message 2: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments That’s a good one! Not much better than that, unless it’s a book by a prolific author who has a long backlist 😍


message 3: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (nemerith) | 1218 comments ... and they're on KU 😁


message 4: by Kateblue (last edited Feb 02, 2025 12:48PM) (new)

Kateblue Sitting on a balcony overlooking a beach with a big hat on so you can see the Kindle without turning the brightness all the way up


message 5: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Swinging in a hammock, strung between two trees in the mountains (with a comfy temp, of course)


message 6: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments <--- suffers from/lives with a major OCDemoness, so I get that!

Zoi wrote: "...my OCD compels me... properly collected and labeled."


message 7: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25914 comments Zoi wrote: "Victoria wrote: "... and they're on KU 😁"

❀️

Though, my OCD compels me to buy them. I need them all in the same place, on my Kindle, properly collected and labeled. 🀣"


I buy them too Zoi, if they are really good and I don't want to lose them 😍 but read them first on KU.


message 8: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (nemerith) | 1218 comments Is there anything better than ... having the day off, sitting on the couch while reading a book (obviously) with a blanket around you, drinking a hot chocolate, and the cats sleeping on your legs 🐈


message 9: by Victoria (last edited Feb 05, 2025 11:41PM) (new)

Victoria (nemerith) | 1218 comments Sandra wrote: "I buy them too Zoi, if they are really good and I don't want to lose them 😍 but read them first on KU."

Yep, same! And I recently started buying my favourite series in paperback. I need them on my shelves!


message 10: by Kateblue (new)

Kateblue Victoria wrote: "Is there anything better than ... having the day off, sitting on the couch while reading a book (obviously) with a blanket around you, drinking a hot chocolate, and the cats sleeping on your legs 🐈"

I don't own a couch. :-(. Otherwise that sounds great


message 11: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Sandra wrote: "I buy them too Zoi, if they are really good and I don't want to lose them 😍 but read them first on KU."

Same! 😊



message 12: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Victoria wrote: "Yep, same! And I recently started buying my favourite series in paperback. I need them on my shelves!"

This! ⇧


message 13: by Steph, Serious series addict (last edited Feb 06, 2025 01:55PM) (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Is there anything better than ... a pre-order you forgot about showing up in your kindle πŸ₯³


message 14: by Amyiw (new)

Amyiw | 237 comments ...on a chaise lounge in front of the fireplace insert reading a favorite book. (I wouldn't mind the cup of tea too)


message 15: by Kateblue (new)

Kateblue Introducing a friend to a best-loved book and having them love it, too


message 16: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (nemerith) | 1218 comments So many happy vibes in this thread ❀️❀️❀️


message 17: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Victoria wrote: "So many happy vibes in this thread ❀️❀️❀️"

Right!! I’m loving it.

Fireside reading …. Sigh πŸ’•
And, fave book loved by friend, too and you introduced them to it, icing!


message 18: by Amyiw (new)

Amyiw | 237 comments Kateblue wrote: "Introducing a friend to a best-loved book and having them love it, too"
Love that.


message 19: by Kateblue (last edited Feb 09, 2025 06:30PM) (new)

Kateblue Amyiw wrote: "Kateblue wrote: "Introducing a friend to a best-loved book and having them love it, too"

Love that."


I tried to loan my best friend all my Vorkosigan books. (There weren't nearly as many back then.) I told her, "No, take them all," but she's kind of a slow reader, so she wouldn't. Two weeks later, she was at my door to collect the rest. She must have read full time (when not at work) to finish the first ones she borrowed that fast. I said, "I told you so."


message 20: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Kateblue wrote: β€œI tried to loan my best friend all my Vorkosigan books. (There weren't nearly as..."

What a nice feeling 😊


message 21: by Amyiw (last edited Feb 11, 2025 09:30PM) (new)

Amyiw | 237 comments Kateblue wrote: "Amyiw wrote: "Kateblue wrote: "Introducing a friend to a best-loved book and having them love it, too"

Love that."

I tried to loan my best friend all my Vorkosigan books. (There weren't nearly as..."


That's wonderful. I tried a number of Vorkosigan saga (6) books both the original and Miles but they just did not grab me. They were good but I guess not my thing.


message 22: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Is there anything better than ... finding a group of people who share not only your love of reading, but also fantasy-related series? 😁 (I πŸ’• my SOSers!)


message 23: by Lis (new)

Lis | 4038 comments Steph wrote: "Is there anything better than ... finding a group of people who share not only your love of reading, but also fantasy-related series? 😁 (I πŸ’• my SOSers!)"

Absolutely one of the best!


message 24: by Lis (new)

Lis | 4038 comments Is there anything better than... finding a new release available on the Libby library app...


message 25: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments 😁 Tx, Lis!

Lis wrote: "Is there anything better than... finding a new release available on the Libby library app..."

Agreed!


message 26: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (nemerith) | 1218 comments Steph wrote: "Is there anything better than ... finding a group of people who share not only your love of reading, but also fantasy-related series? 😁 (I πŸ’• my SOSers!)"

❀️


message 27: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25914 comments Steph wrote: "Is there anything better than ... finding a group of people who share not only your love of reading, but also fantasy-related series? 😁 (I πŸ’• my SOSers!)"

I don't have anyone in real life who loves our kind of books, so SOS is my Great Book Love!! Thank you all for the validation πŸ’•


message 28: by Amyiw (new)

Amyiw | 237 comments @Sandra- having book buddies to discuss and find new favorites is great.

Lis wrote: "Is there anything better than... finding a new release available on the Libby library app..."

A new release on the Hoopla app as it is available immediately! :-)


message 29: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments πŸ’•


message 30: by Kateblue (new)

Kateblue Talking to an e-friend IRL. Met a guy and his wife from one of my other GR groups, Hugo and Nebula awards-best novels, https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... where we are both moderators.

My husband and I had a nice BBQ lunch with them and then went to a winery. Talked about books and found we had way more in common than just books. New good friends, though given our distance from each other, we will probably not see them anywhere but online for at least a couple of years.

Great feelings and a wonderful day


message 31: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32785 comments Agree! I was lucky to meet one of our SOS members IRL. We met up with her in New Orleans for an author convention, then again in Cali for a Ilona & Gordon book signing 😁


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