tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558626810909480570.post1661315007784238932..comments2024-01-12T22:06:33.549-08:00Comments on Ten Cent Notes: On the Books I Don't WantJordynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544006301357995240noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558626810909480570.post-66769539982608887652011-07-02T21:07:06.105-07:002011-07-02T21:07:06.105-07:00Amelia
Yeah. It doesn't mean there won't s...<b>Amelia</b><br />Yeah. It doesn't mean there won't still be negative reviews, but at least the books I review will be ones I liked or was interested in enough to finish. Most of the ARCs (since I don't request many) are ones I wasn't expecting, so it's always like a lovely little surprise (which I love!), but sometimes the surprises aren't books I'm into.<br /><br /><b>Zoë</b><br />LOL, yeah... in the past month or so there've been five (FIVE!) DNFs. And those books aren't even BAD... I just got to the point where they <i>so</i> weren't my cup of tea. I do try to read my review books in order of when they come out (at least somewhat... like reading the June books before July, etc.) and sometimes if I know I'm not going to read or finish a book I read the last few pages to see how it ends. Haha, it's not cheating if I'm not going to read the rest anyways, RIGHT? (Because of this I totally know how <i>Forbidden</i> ends. haha. But unlike you I actually keep most of my ARCs... at least the ones I like, which is kind of a lot of them. <br />ALSO I LOVE LONG COMMENTS, SO NO WORRIES!!Jordynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544006301357995240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558626810909480570.post-60755978620457615032011-07-02T09:52:11.795-07:002011-07-02T09:52:11.795-07:00As a friend of yours on Goodreads, I have noticed ...As a friend of yours on Goodreads, I have noticed quite a few DNF books for you lately, and you know what GOOD FOR YOU. To be honest, I feel like life is too short to spend on books you don't enjoy! That said, I'm a complete hypocrite because I can't leave a book unfinished. It's kinda an obsession/compulsion and I need to finish books I've started. I tend to be the same way about series too... hence me reading all five sisterhood books in one week for example, or finishing Twilight books even though I didn't like them. That said, I do get quite a few review books and I don't necessarily review them in a specific order- I pick one up based on what I'm in the mood for, rather than feeling obligated to read one at a particular time (except for book tours, which I am doing increasingly few of). I do like to review all the books I read, but I try to pick up books in the first place that I think I'll enjoy. That said, there are surprises both with good books and bad. I try to send on books I don't want to read or have already read, I don't actually keep ARCs except in very few cases where I loved the book and plan to buy a finished copy later (Between Shades of Gray, for example) but want to hold onto it because I may want to share it with people in my life, or at least until I may the final purchase. <br /><br />Woah long comment, sorry for the novella! This is a topic that got me thinking.Zoëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485997747361791052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558626810909480570.post-86781093785287607722011-07-02T07:49:13.051-07:002011-07-02T07:49:13.051-07:00Good for you, Jordyn! That also seems to ensure th...Good for you, Jordyn! That also seems to ensure that the majority of the books you end up reviewing on your blog are the ones that you liked & enjoyed reading. If I can't get into a book, I just stop and I may put, on Goodreads or something, DNF and just what didn't work for me (re: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. I am like unable to finish that book!)<br />I get ARCs occasionally, but the ironic thing is they're almost always unsolicited/rarely the ones I request. I usually send those on to someone else who will want them. Why let a book sit on your shelf untouched, amiright?<br />Glad you found a system that works!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767350676055319412noreply@blogger.com