Marquise > Status Update

I’m still here and also on Storygraph! I wish GR took spam and scams more seriously because 99% of my DMs since I joined ages ago has just been sketchy. Though instead of them being more strict, they just get rid of DMs… because sureeee they’ll go the easy way out.

I am still here until reviews and groups are up on AmaNazi's chopping block, then I will be gone.. But I have also created an account on The StoryGraph. I've been slowly adding books and certain reviews there already

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: "I am still here until reviews and groups are up on AmaNazi's chopping block, then I will be gone.. But I have also created an account on The StoryGraph."

Pssst, Nya, I have a question for you about the review guidelines on the other update.

Nicole wrote: "I’m still here and also on Storygraph!"

Hard to follow specific users on StoryGraph without being a member, and I don't want to join. :(

Sigh, I'll have to bookmark the people I want to stay up to date on their reading/in touch with.

I'll be here!

Betsie wrote: "I'll be here!"

Did you give me your email? It's that or smoke signals, m'dear.

I’ll be here still! Hopefully one day I can set up a blog or Substack but it is not this day. 😂

I’m staying still! Will also be sharing mini reviews on my blog and in my author newsletter.

I’m staying! But I also made accounts on Storygraph, PageBound, Fable, and BookBub lol.

I'm staying. I have thoought about opening accounts on other sites. Not sure that I will do it because it could get too hard to keep track of everything.

Marquise wrote: "Nicole wrote: "I’m still here and also on Storygraph!"

Hard to follow specific users on Story Graph without being a member, and I don't want to join. :(

Sigh, I'll have to bookmark the people I w..."

Yeah, Storygraph makes it focused on you as an individual reader, not as a reader group. I'm lucky to have my BookTube channel to connect with fellow writers. Goodreads is mainly for just me. And Story Graph is... there, haha.

Sarah wrote: "I’ll be here still! Hopefully one day I can set up a blog or Substack but it is not this day. 😂"

Hey, Sarah! Come here and let's explore Substack vs Bluehost together. 😂

I'm down to those two for a secondary blog for my non-fairy tale reviews.

Beka wrote: "I’m staying still! Will also be sharing mini reviews on my blog and in my author newsletter."

Mini-reviews! We likes them, Goose Godmother. We are trying hard to learn to do short & to the point mini-reviews, we promise. 😂

Katja wrote: "I’m staying! But I also made accounts on Storygraph, PageBound, Fable, and BookBub lol."

Hey, Katja, did I ask you for your email? I thought I had, I was taking a mental note to do so. Or are you over at Beks' group?

Alyson wrote: "I'm staying. I have thoought about opening accounts on other sites. Not sure that I will do it because it could get too hard to keep track of everything."

It will be immensely more difficult to keep track of everything. :( People are going everywhere and I can't create accounts on every single platform on the planet. :(

We'll have to be more selective, I guess.

Oh, I'd like to stay in touch with you. I have a copy of one of your retellings in my backlog or wherever my eBooks land (my Kindle is a giant blackhole that eats everything... 😂)

Nicole wrote: "Yeah, Storygraph makes it focused on you as an individual reader, not as a reader group. I'm lucky to have my BookTube channel to connect with fellow writers. Goodreads is mainly for just me. And Story Graph is... there, haha."

Which of these 3 places would I be more likely to find you at?

I'm staying. When I made a scouting run, Storygraph was too overwhelming, and none of the other sites I looked into had the social vibe I've had here. I can track series or pages or whatever on my own without gamification to keep me focused.

I'm staying, for now. I still have lots of lovely friends here. But FYI, I am also on StoryGraph and LibraryThing.

My StoryGraph Profile:

@princess_nyav2023

Alexandra wrote: "I'm staying, for now. I still have lots of lovely friends here. But FYI, I am also on StoryGraph and LibraryThing."

That "for now" hurts like Hell, Sasha. 🥹

Nobody should have to leave their friends because the site's management is so shite, 🥹 you should stay, I should stay, everyone we love to talk with here should stay. 🥹

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: "My StoryGraph Profile:

@princess_nyav2023"

I'll be peeking at you there from time to time. Contact by email is likelier, too. <3

Beth wrote: "I'm staying. When I made a scouting run, Storygraph was too overwhelming, and none of the other sites I looked into had the social vibe I've had here. I can track series or pages or whatever on my ..."

Gamification is right. I'm too much of a focused reader to bother even with book bingos. 😄🫠

Books-based games is something I never got into, and I tried. They just suck the joy of reading out for me.

This is a shame. I’ve been on Goodreads since 2017, and I appreciate all the people who have taken take time to like/comment on my reviews. It’s also been a special thing for me to have authors accept my “friend invitations”. I’ve tried to make sure all of my book buddies have gotten a personal note from me at some point. So, before the opportunity is gone, I’ll send a thanks and big hugs to every single one of my GR pals. You are the best. My TBR list has grown exponentially because of Goodreads connections! It’s been so cool to make friends with people around the globe, and with people who are literally my neighbors (shout out to Amy from Greenville, Texas!)
I’ll still be here. And I would love to keep in touch, somehow, with all my fellow “booktroverts”. 💜📚📚📚

I'll be staying for the foreseeable future - if GR ever starts shutting down reviews/comments, etc., then I guess I'll be forced to go elsewhere, hehe. Are you planning to stay for now?

Stephanie wrote: "This is a shame. I’ve been on Goodreads since 2017, and I appreciate all the people who have taken take time to like/comment on my reviews. It’s also been a special thing for me to have authors acc..."

Thank you, Stephanie! <3 I appreciate that, and please do feel free to stay in touch. I'm not disappearing, I'm simply moving house so to speak. :)

I'm a "booxtrovert" rather than a "booktrovert" 😄, but I do have introvert GR friends I've always wished were more expressive and interactive (at least with me), though I do understand why they're quiet. Hopefully, they'll be more daring at my site if they follow me there?

Oh, one thing I forgot. This is to all the creepers out there that tried to use Goodreads as a dating site, and whom I suspect are at least one reason why GR execs are making these changes:
😡😡😡😢

Olivia wrote: "I'll be staying for the foreseeable future - if GR ever starts shutting down reviews/comments, etc., then I guess I'll be forced to go elsewhere, hehe."

Another for the Touch-The-Reviews-And-FAFO club! 😄 I'm convinced that's the next step: tinkering with reviews. What else are they gonna do? Groups and reviews are what are keeping the Bitter-Enders here.

Are you planning to stay for now?

I'm here with my updates and noseying into my friends' reviews, but I've not posted a single review this year and won't. I'm just slipping out in slow motion. Likely will be gone by the end of the month as life starts speeding up for the year.

Stephanie wrote: "Oh, one thing I forgot. This is to all the creepers out there that tried to use Goodreads as a dating site, and whom I suspect are at least one reason why GR execs are making these changes:
😡😡😡😢"

Yeah, but the girls whining about those creepers were also rather careless with taking protective measures by themselves, like turning DMs to 'friends only' and not accepting everyone who sent them friendship requests only to have access to their DMs.

This was a two-way effort.

And also, there were women who used this site as their dating journal, oversharing about their love life, believe it or not. How did they expect not to attract the creeps is beyond me.

Yup, Yup Marquise.. That's exactly what's been going on..

I'll say it again.. I have been here since 2009 and never once have I had one unwanted creeper perv email.. You know why? Cause up until 3 months ago I've always had my msgs set to Friends/Groups only.. I'm also not a Friend Exposure Hoarder either=(Friending every Tom Dick, Harry and Susan) on this site. My profile has always been set to private as well. So only my friends have full access to me here.

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: "I'll say it again.. I have been here since 2009 and never once have I had one unwanted creeper perv email..."

You also had the advantage of Mr Vasiliev being mafia and knowing a thing or two about breaking bones the non-surgical way... 🤣

Marquise wrote:

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: "I'll say it again.. I have been here since 2009 and never once have I had one unwanted creeper perv email..."

"You also had the advantage of Mr Vasiliev being mafia and knowing a thing or two about breaking bones the non-surgical way... 🤣"


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have my Cub hereabouts too, I have the bad habit of dragging the poor darling down mad rabbit holes with me, but he's more of a firefighter than a bonebreaker. 🤣🤣🤣

Marquise wrote: "I have my Cub hereabouts too, I have the bad habit of dragging the poor darling down mad rabbit holes with me, but he's more of a firefighter than a bonebreaker. 🤣🤣🤣"

🤣🤣🤣 Good.. He can set their a&& on fire for you, then. If need be.

Not a half bad idea, no. 🤣

I am staying here for now. I looked at other sites and did not find a viable alternative. You have my e-mail. If anyone else wants it they can DM me while that is still possible.

I'm staying, I cant find anywhere else that works for me.

I'll be staying, at least for now! I'm "too old" to try another book-reviewing site and enjoy it, and while I do have my own blog, I still enjoy adding books and reviewing them here.

I think I’ll be staying. As bad as Goodreads has become, I can’t see any better alternative. So I’ll be staying.

Hákon wrote: "I think I’ll be staying. As bad as Goodreads has become, I can’t see any better alternative. So I’ll be staying."

Hey, Hákon! Hope you stay in touch, I'd miss seeing you about. 🤗

Katie wrote: "I'll be staying, at least for now! I'm "too old" to try another book-reviewing site and enjoy it, and while I do have my own blog, I still enjoy adding books and reviewing them here."

Too old at the ripe ol' age of a quarter of a century. 🤣 I'm with you. In theory I could join Storygraph or open a book community on Twitter or Facebook, but I do not want to start all over again.

Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~* wrote: "I'm staying, I cant find anywhere else that works for me."

Yeah, that's the issue for most of us.

Fred wrote: "I am staying here for now. I looked at other sites and did not find a viable alternative. You have my e-mail. If anyone else wants it they can DM me while that is still possible."

We'll stay in touch, Fred-sensei. Thank you!

I have a few GR Friends and Followeds with whom I have exchanged email addresses for GR contact. Any other GR F or F who is interested: my GR contact email address is "MoodsTooTwo att Gmail dott com" .

Terence M [Quot libros, quam breve tempus!] wrote: "I have a few GR Friends and Followeds with whom I have exchanged email addresses for GR contact."

I got it, thank you. I hope that's a burner email account, because spammers hunt for emails hereabouts too.

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: Good.. He can set their a&& on fire for you, then. If need be

Mr. Vasiliev and I clapping hands like that one FMAB meme to keep our ladies safe

The Cub means these guys from 'Fullmetal Alchemist': https : // www . instagram . com/p/DF8Bmy-ROWX/ 🤣

Marquise wrote: "The Cub means these guys from 'Fullmetal Alchemist': https : // www . instagram . com/p/DF8Bmy-ROWX/ 🤣"

Automemory Cub wrote: " ~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: Good.. He can set their a&& on fire for you, then. If need be

Mr. Vasiliev and I clapping hands like that one FMAB meme to keep our ladies safe"


😂😂😂
I knew what he meant😇

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: "😂😂😂
I knew what he meant😇"

Which FMA couple are you and Craig?

I tell the Cub we ourselves are Colonel Mustang/Lust. 😂😂😂
And he tells me he can't believe I am onboard that disaster ship, because he's a Royai shipper, but I'm not anything like Hawkeye, so . . . Lust it is. 🤣🤣🤣

Me please, how though lol?

Noi (in & out) wrote: "Me please, how though lol?"

By DM, they're still working, probably will be gone by tomorrow or the weekend.