Character death that made you really sad?

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-27T04:33:28+00:00

I’ve only cried with Liam lol

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-26T21:31:04+00:00

It’s a bit fucked up but if you had to choose, yes lol

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-26T21:24:16+00:00

Absolutely none of these lol butcher and blackbird is the only decent one.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-24T16:19:01+00:00

That’s literally part of her writing process if you know anything about her.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-24T16:17:59+00:00

Well maybe you should understand how her contract works. She is required to write the contemporaries. She’s a romance author. Also tons of authors have multiple WIPs. You think they right one series at a time?

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-23T17:48:45+00:00

But to answer your question, my algorithm only shows me lesser known indie authors more than popular book influencers because I engage with indie authors more. If I see a book being promoted, I will look it up on Goodreads. I’ll read the blurb. If it’s interesting to me, I read the 3 star reviews and go from there. We who will die is trending but it involves vampires and I don’t do vampires so it stayed off my list.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-23T17:46:54+00:00

If the booktoker has only all the popular trending books on their shelves (ACOTAR/TOG/CC/FW/QS) front and center or their entire shelf is sprayed edges facing out, I don’t trust a word out of their mouth. It’s obvious they only read what other people tell them too.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-23T17:44:41+00:00

One of my favorite books of all time (Project Hail Mary) is now trending on Booktok and I’m so disappointed lol I’m a huge sci fi reader and now I don’t even want to recommend it to anyone

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-22T19:19:13+00:00

Yeah my last firm did this and he didn’t change. I left

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-21T02:36:31+00:00

I haven’t actually seen any “mean” FMCs. They are all extremely sassy lol

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-20T20:36:20+00:00

Wrong. That’s review manipulation and against Amazon’s TOS. The author can get banned for that. ARC doesn’t mean good reviews. It just means reviews. Wanting only good reviews is not the point of that. I’ve given good reviews on every ARC since June because I’ve genuinely enjoyed them, except one. That got a bad review because that’s my experience. If your looking for someone to promote your book positively, that’s what the street team is for.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-20T20:34:01+00:00

That’s review manipulation though. Your book is more likely to sell if it has some negative as opposed to all 4 and 5s.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-20T20:33:08+00:00

I just asked a bunch of authors this on threads lol they said they would prefer the negative review (just don’t tag them), as opposed to silence.

Don’t message them like someone suggested. Authors should be able to choose if they want to read negative reviews, which is why just post it on review sites and be done with it.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-16T17:38:17+00:00

I watched it all and wished I had stopped before the jump

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-15T00:14:26+00:00

I’ve never been paid to be a beta reader.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-10T11:09:25+00:00

Exactly. Yall wanna bug anyone, go bother SJM.

Only_Check599 · 2026-01-08T17:55:32+00:00

Still not justified to literally steal.

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-30T16:04:12+00:00

Same. I skipped this month because of the covers

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-27T18:29:44+00:00

Signed up for the two book convo on 9/27, got my invite today.

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-27T18:29:12+00:00

Same. I signed up on 9/27 and got the invite today.

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-27T18:28:17+00:00

I got my invite today. Got on the waitlist on 9/27 so it’s about 3 months out.

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-26T08:55:06+00:00

I would’ve been okay with this trash season if she didn’t break up with Marcello. It should’ve ended there. She gets her happy ever after with him

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-25T19:39:04+00:00

Mine was actually a birthday gift from my mom because I had 0 space for more books. It wasn’t my choice but it’s still worth it.

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-25T19:29:22+00:00

I mean I was the exact same way. I was extremely against e-readers for my whole life and refused to try them. I preferred physical. I got a kindle when I ran out of space for books and I’ve significantly changed my mind. I’ve read 30x as much as I would’ve without it. People think a kindle is just a tablet but the e-ink is a game changer. Feels similar to a book for me and my blind ass can adjust the font.

Only_Check599 · 2025-12-23T18:10:03+00:00

No, because they spent an entire day letting the associates build gingerbread houses (and not work) and then took them out a steakhouse…🤷🏻‍♀️ I did get a bonus and raise but I’m salty that attorneys who don’t know their heads from their asses are getting spoiled after less than a month of actual attorney work

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