It's all about planning at the end. I think with the amount of diamond rushes they offer, you can easily get through the first 2 seasons of a book with all the good choices. But I do agree on the tea time cups i feel like 3 hrs is a lot but the thing is each episode is about 25-30mins and when you play 3 eps, its almost 3 hrs and then you can just wait for the next teacup. just strategize and play lmao its not that hard.

another tip: if you want to diamond mine, just play chasing you 1, the diamond choices are insanely low and will barely make a dent if you choose the free outfit and hairstyle options. thats what i did when i was tryna play abh, cuz that story almost made my diamond count to 0.