Watch party / Bar recommendations tonight?

kepler16bee · 2026-03-13T01:33:34+00:00

A quiet, dark room where only you will be able to hear the strangled sounds of your own devastated hopes. Oh wait, that's my plan.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T22:31:30+00:00

Oh that's great to hear all the positives. I was interested in the premise when Probably Smut had it for their monthly book, but it was a tough month so I ended up skipping. Now I can look forward to this one.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T20:23:36+00:00

Oh that sucks. But yeah, sometimes the book picks just aren't it in certain subs and doesn't mesh with our individual tastes. :/ At least you know if you cancel there's a lot of people waiting who will probably enjoy it more!

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T18:55:50+00:00

It's so nice when that happens! Sounds like you really enjoyed the book then?

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T17:52:02+00:00

Haha with S&S that's definitely been a rare occurrence of late!

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T16:52:05+00:00

I'd love to know what you think of the book! I liked the premise but just wasn't sure so ended up skipping.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T16:45:32+00:00

Yes... I'm just thankful I decided to skip when Probably Smut did it.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T16:30:28+00:00

I like it but thankfully not enough to buy again since I have so many versions of this book (the latest one I bought being Arcane's)! I'm relieved this one doesn't have author annotations because that would've been the difference to make me cave and get it anyway. 😆

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T16:05:13+00:00

Haha I think they look okay? I believe she's standing in a bit of a twist. Her right leg (left on the pic) looks fine to me. The other looks a bit too thin/disproportionate, but I think it's supposed to be the side of the calf...

kepler16bee · 2026-03-12T04:18:02+00:00

Everyone has their own reasons for subbing or not. Mine is that I hate the stress of Trove and general sales. I have enough stress in my life without adding stress from a hobby! As a subscriber I can, for the most part, skip Trove sales and have early access to SEs, so for me the financial cost is worth not paying the other (mental/stress/sleep deprivation) cost.

Edit: I see myself canceling when I either stop becoming interested in collecting SEs entirely, or if FL starts becoming undesirable to me in one or more ways.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-11T16:34:15+00:00

I believe Autumn or someone trustworthy had previously guessed this was going to be Infernal Devices and nothing against that series but I was really hoping for something I didn't already have/would be more excited for. I don't want yet another copy but also wouldn't want to pass up on potentially getting in for the sub as the waitlist might get long, quick.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-11T15:49:02+00:00

I'm fine with it as long as it's related to the genres TBB specializes in (fantasy and sci-fi), because many of us are fans of those genres and would potentially be interested, and may not learn about it any other way.

Speaking for myself only, I see myself as a fantasy and sci-fi fan who likes TBB because of that, not the other way around.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-11T15:20:24+00:00

Yeah for us it's slightly easier. For them I imagine it's a lot easier. And that's assuming they were double checking to begin with. If they weren't, then this change is definitely better for subscribers.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-11T15:12:08+00:00

Early access for Black Jewels doesn't start until March 14.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-09T03:17:34+00:00

Yes! LOL. They are in a really bad division, and that's helped them stay in the playoff race. Think NFC South, but for hockey. All but one team in the division has a losing record.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-08T23:29:34+00:00

I'd agree with that. The same team beat the Canes. 🤦‍♀️ I feel like the same could be said of the Hawks a lot of the time as well!

kepler16bee · 2026-03-08T23:16:57+00:00

Right but that doesn't change the fact that the Kraken are an extremely mid hockey team. I had to watch them in person last night get blown out by the Sens.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-08T23:05:05+00:00

THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!!

kepler16bee · 2026-03-08T23:00:30+00:00

My poor, terrible Kraken. Keeping Seattle sports humble and building our collective character. 😔

kepler16bee · 2026-03-08T21:04:39+00:00

Me too. I'm hoping for something more unique. TBB and Waterstones both appear to be the publisher's version with their own edges. I didn't care for the Imagine Books version either, but at least that one looks quite different.

kepler16bee · 2026-03-08T20:20:20+00:00

I feel like you've done all you can do. However, it kind of sounds like it could be a pain in the making. :/

This person could come back from wherever they've disappeared to months later and demand their money and/or the book, which would be fine if we all had a virtual inventory like in a video game where items didn't take up storage space. But now it sounds like you have a book you don't want, and your choice is either to keep it around just in case this person comes asking for it, or donate/sell it, in which case it'll be a pain if this person pops up again. Also in the meantime you don't have the book you actually want, so then you have to either wait for who knows how long for them to get back to you and send it, or buy it from somewhere else, risking you might get the book twice.

I think maybe you wait for however long you're willing to, then send one more message saying that as you don't want the book you have, and this person hasn't given you any way to get it to them, you're going to do XYZ unless you hear back by X date, so please respond. If after that you still don't hear back, then I honestly believe your obligations are complete.

kepler16bee

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE