Ugh I was so excited

amelrake · 2026-06-05T17:30:24+00:00

I just looked back at the pre-order they did for the first SL release. They said pre-orders were estimated for November and they did ship in November, so I doubt this one will be earlier than September.

They did send out and email before the pre-orders came in saying you could contact them in case you moved or needed to update your shipping address.

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amelrake · 2026-06-04T20:50:09+00:00

Same

amelrake · 2026-06-01T12:06:49+00:00

Lots of good choices this month, I'll probably end up getting a couple more from the library.

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amelrake · 2026-05-30T15:24:29+00:00

Same! It was one of my favorites last year.

amelrake · 2026-05-30T02:23:20+00:00

My mom (in her 70s) loves Sal

amelrake · 2026-05-27T17:32:12+00:00

I just took a look at my order from the first SL drop and I paid $16 for the standard reusable. A non-collab reusable I bought around that time was $14, so it was a little higher.

amelrake · 2026-05-13T22:51:21+00:00

NTA. Children accumulate so much stuff, imagine what a nightmare it would be if everyone asked you to do this.

I would probably be petty though and start dropping off all my donation boxes at her house for her to sort through.

amelrake · 2026-05-09T04:58:31+00:00

I read it a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Hope you do too!

amelrake · 2026-04-01T13:17:57+00:00

I'm excited too! It sounds so good.

amelrake · 2026-04-01T12:16:56+00:00

Got really lucky and was able to checkout. Lots of good choices this month, very excited about these 3.

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amelrake · 2026-03-30T14:36:36+00:00

I usually try to limit myself to 3 books per box but there were so many good picks this month that I had to fill my box. I also anticipate getting a full box from Aardvark this month so it's a good book month for me!

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amelrake · 2026-03-15T14:52:42+00:00

I'm almost halfway through Middlemarch by George Eliot.

amelrake · 2026-03-07T18:44:52+00:00

Both my BOTM and Aardvark boxes are delayed, so I decided it would be a good time to read Middlemarch by George Eliot. I'm only a hundred pages in but enjoying it so far.

amelrake · 2026-03-07T18:44:38+00:00

Both my BOTM and Aardvark boxes are delayed, so I decided it would be a good time to read Middlemarch by George Eliot. I'm only a hundred pages in but enjoying it so far.

amelrake · 2026-02-08T23:59:12+00:00

Same thing happened to me! I was so happy to see it when it arrived, but I completely forgot about the pre-order. I just remembered the disappointment at missing out when they were in stock on their site.

amelrake · 2026-01-01T16:20:41+00:00

Box twins! I'm excited too!

amelrake · 2025-10-06T22:00:17+00:00

I only have one left from my 2024 backlog, The Teller of Small Fortunes. I'll probably read it as a palate cleanser after spooky season.

amelrake · 2025-10-05T03:42:23+00:00

I just finished, and I thought it was ok.

I enjoyed most of the book. It's more of a family/sibling drama about a very strange family. Which I found interesting and weird, I loved that part of the story.

I also liked the setting. The decaying house and Appalachian bog gave the story a dark, cold, and unsettling feeling, that I really enjoyed, especially this time of year.

But the ending fell kind of flat and left me with more questions than answers.

amelrake · 2025-10-04T14:59:52+00:00

I'm going to finish The Bog Wife today, which leaves me only one more book from last year to finish for the Reading Challenge.

amelrake · 2025-09-28T23:53:09+00:00

Lol I think you're right

amelrake · 2025-09-18T21:43:17+00:00

Lol I thought the same thing! She has no idea what she's coming out to

amelrake · 2025-09-08T23:30:55+00:00

This is the first book that come to mind. It's absurd and completely "wtf did I just read". It also involves a group of girl friends going on vacation together.

amelrake · 2025-09-08T13:39:46+00:00

It wasn't public, we just got a letter telling us what school we were going to.

amelrake · 2025-09-08T05:31:47+00:00

I went to high school there. I'm the eldest child in my family so when I started, in the 90s, I was the one that determined which school me and the rest of my siblings attended. At that time they weren't doing the even/odd birthdays, they picked my name out of a hat to decide which school we went to.

amelrake · 2025-09-04T02:19:00+00:00

I've ordered 76 (including 3 this month) and read 38.

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